Queen+Isabella+1of+Spain

__Queen Isabella of Spain Facts__ ~She was a kind mother and a faithful wife. ~Isabella was a nice, faithful mother. ~She was a nonviolent person. ~Her Christian name was Ysbel. ~Her mother was Isabella of Portugal. ~She collected books. ~She loved studying. ~Her dad died when she was three. ~She was born in a town called Madrigal. ~The names of her children were, Isabella, John, Joan, Maria, and Catherine. ~She thought royalty was a gift from god. ~She heard lots of different stories from her guards. ~One guard told her about wonderful Africa which made her want to expand her territory to Europe and Africa. ~She learned the normal woman stuff like sewing and singing. ~She also loved hunting and once killed a wild bear with only a spear. ~She was buried at Capilla Real, Granada Spain. ~She had long, wavy, chestnut hair ~Her court was like Charlemagne's. ~Isabella imitated Charlemagne. ~Her fathers name was John the second. ~She was born on April 22, 1451 ~She didn't let Jews that still studied Judism in her kingdom. ~She was married in October 19, 1469. ~Her grandmother taught her manners. ~Her grandmother ruled her household. ~She went to her brothers court when she was 10 to get supervised better. ~She had a strong personality. ~She wanted to spread Catholicism. ~She was raised in a town called Arevalo. ~She prayed a lot. ~She was a very religious queen. ~She was able to not scrunch her fists even when she was fuming. ~Her grandmother's name was Isabel de Barcelos. ~Bad things happend to her children, John died when he was a teenager, Maria became crazy, and Catherine got banished. ~Catherine became Queesn of England. ~She made a school in her palace that was like a Palentine school. ~She had a hard time getting the crown. ~Catherine became the queen of England. ~She supported her brother, King Henry the fourth in the civil war. ~Her childrens' education was very important to her ~Her kids got better school than usual. ~She loved the american indians. ~She learned Latin. ~She and her husband were known as Catholic Kings. ~She was 53 when she died. ~She faced many hard choises. ~Ruled from December 10th, 1474 to November 26th, 1504, when she died. ~She marriead Ferdinand 2 of Aragon. ~Her crown was a mix of Aragon and Spain. ~She left her mother when she was 16. ~She had a very big sea adventure. ~She lented three boats to Christiphor Columbus. ~She liked and protected Christiphor Columbus a lot and she showed it. ~She also protected American aborgines, people against bad colonists and adventurures. ~She incountered a war between Spain and Portugal. ~Thes war lasted 5 years an started in1474. ~After the Portugal war, there was a allaiance between them. ~Another war was against King Mulay Hassan. ~It began when King Mulay Hassan didnt pay Spain. ~The war lasted 11 years. ~The war ended because King Mulay Hassan surenders. Click here to see my in progress bio riddle Click here to see my resources