Isabella I Dies: Spain's Empire-Building Queen
Isabella I left behind a unified Spain forged through her marriage to Ferdinand II, the conquest of Granada, and the fateful decision to finance Columbus's voyage across the Atlantic. Her death triggered a succession crisis but could not undo the imperial foundations she built, as Spanish dominion over the Americas would endure for three centuries.
November 26, 1504
522 years ago
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