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1451, Apr 221504, Nov 26
Queen of Castile. She was married to Ferdinand II of Aragon. Their marriage became the basis for the political unification of Spain under their grandson, Holy Roman Emperor Charles V. After a struggle to claim her right to the throne, she reorganized the governmental system, brought the crime rate to the lowest it had been in years, and unburdened the kingdom of the enormous debt her brother had left behind. Her reforms and those she made with her husband had an influence that extended well beyond the borders of their united kingdoms. Isabella and Ferdinand are known for completing the Reconquista, ordering conversion or exile of their Muslim and Jewish subjects in the Spanish Inquisition, and for supporting and financing Christopher Columbus' 1492 voyage that led to the opening of the New World and to the establishment of Spain as the first global power which dominated Europe and much of the world for more than a century. Isabella was granted the title Servant of God by the Catholic Church in 1974.
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01/16/1492-The first grammar of a modern language, in Spanish, is presented to Queen Isabella I. 
03/31/1492-Queen Isabella I of Castile and Ferdinand II of Aragon sign decree expelling Jews from Spain
07/31/1492-Jews are expelled from Spain by King Ferdinand II of Aragon and Queen Isabella I 
05/31/1495-Emperor Maximilian I, Pope Alexander VI, Milan, King Ferdinand II of Aragon, and Isabella I and Venice sign anti-French Holy League
10/30/1503-Queen Isabella I of Spain bans violence against indians 
10/12/1504-Queen Isabella I of Spain signs her testament 
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