People from Avila (Province) - People from Avila, Teresa of Avila, John of the Cross, Isabella I of Castile, Tomas Luis de Victoria (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 24. Chapters: People from Avila, Teresa of Avila, John of the Cross, Isabella I of Castile, Tomas Luis de Victoria, Adolfo Suarez, 1st Duke of Suarez, Blasco Nunez Vela, Sebastian de Vivanco, Pedro de la Gasca, Agustin Rodriguez Sahagun, Pedro de Villagra, Feliciano Rivilla, Gaspar de Quiroga y Vela, Cesar Jimenez Jimenez, Agustin De Cepeda y Ahumada, Angel Arroyo, Francisco Aguirre de la Hoz, Sonsoles Espinosa, Angel Acebes, Jesus Hernandez, Sancho d'Avila. Excerpt: Isabella I (Spanish: , Galician: ) (22 April 1451 - 26 November 1504) was Queen of Castile and Leon. She and her husband Ferdinand II of Aragon brought stability to both kingdoms that became the basis for the unification of Spain. Later the two laid the foundations for the political unification of Spain under their grandson, Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor. Isabella's reign is often viewed as a joint reign with that of her husband, Ferdinand. However, Isabella made great reforms in her kingdom of Castile and did many of them without the assistance of her husband. In fact, according to the terms set forth under the marriage contract of 1469 as well as the Segovia concordat of 1475, Isabella was the sole legitimate ruler of Castile. 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 pulled the kingdom out 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 in the Rimado de la Conquista de Granada, from 1482, by Pedro MarcuelloIsabella was born in Madrigal de las Altas Torres, Avila to John II of Castile and Isabella of Portugal on April 22, 1451. She was the granddaughter of Henry III of Castile and Catherine of Lancaster. At the time ...