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Queen Isabella of spain was born in in the town of Madrigal de las Altas Torres April 22, 1453 and died on November 26, 1504. Her father was John II of castile, and her mom was Isabella of Portugal. In my point of view Isabella had a very rough childhood. Her father died only a year after she was born. So she was brought up by her mother.Her only friend was Beatrice the castle keepers daughter. Isabella and Beatrice used to ride horseback together across the country side. The sad part is this was the only time that Isabella felt safe and happy Her Half brother Henry IV became king of castile after his father died. When Henry took the throne isabella and her mother went to go live in a town near by where Isabella lived in a covenant with nuns. Isabella was second in line for castile. Then when Isabella was older she ruled spain with her husband Ferdinand (Who was really her second cousin). Queen Isabella and Ferdinand expelled the muslims from the southern kingdom of granada.

Queen Isabella and Ferdinand also sponsered Christoper Colombus's journey. Without Queen Isabella Chrisopher Colombus wouldn't have enough money to pay for the ships and the journey to America. And we might not be here right now. Or we might have a different civiliztion because we wouldn't be as advanced as we are now. Queen isabella died before Ferdinand and left all her jewels.

Queen Isabella had long chesnut hair with red highlights, she appeard soft, graceful, and gentle. She had great needle work, but she was really outrageous. She was a powerful, independent women, who knew how to rule a country. She didn't get a very good education but when she was older she wish she had. So she made her children study very hard. Queen Isabella devouted a lot of energy and time to her children. I think she really helped women everywhere. She showed that women can rule places just as well as men, and back then things were very sexist. Queen Isabella was a great queen.