1451-1504+Isabella+I

Isabella I nicknamed ** the Catholic **, was // [|Queen] of [|Castile] and [|León] // brought stability to the kingdoms that became the basis for the unification of Spain
 * husband was Ferdinand ll of Aragon.
 * grandson: Charles V
 * she reorganized the governmental system
 * brought crime rate to a minimum
 * pulled the kingdom out of the enormous debt her brother had left behind


 * reforms she made with her husband had influence- extended beyond borders of their kingdoms
 * ordering conversion or exile of their Muslim and Jewish subjects


 * Isabella and Ferdinand are known for completing the Reconquista.
 * financing Christopher Columbus voyage that led to the opening of the New World.