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1451–1504 · Trastámara
Queen of the Crown of Castile, from 1474 to 1504; first queen of a dynastically-united Spain, from 1479 to 1504. Born at Monasterio de Nuestra Señora de Gracia. Died at Palacio Testamentario.
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| 1474–1504 | Monarch of Castile and Leon |
Also held: King of Cordoba · King of Jaen · King of León · King of Seville · King of Galicia · Lord of Biscay · King of Granada · King of Castile
In 1492 Isabella of Castile and Ferdinand of Aragon finished the Reconquista, ordered the expulsion of Spain's Jews and paid for Columbus's voyage. As second cousins they had needed a papal dispensation to marry, and Cardinal Rodrigo Borgia helped them.