The Moors.
A codex of edicts and laws allowed Ferdinand and Isabella to centralize their power in Spain. This occurred in 1480.
The Treaty of Granada greatly impacted Columbus, as it allowed him to begin his voyages to America. When the Treaty of Granada was settled in 1491 by the Spanish monarchs Ferdinand and Isabella, who now fully controlled the area, and had the funds to support Columbus's expeditions.
Isabella, Queen of Spain
January 2 - Boabdil, the last Moorish King of Granada, surrenders his city to the army of Ferdinand and Isabella after a lengthy siege. Christopher Columbus is in Alhambra and sees the Moorish king comes out of the city gates and kiss the hands of Spanish king, queen and prince.
Columbus brought some of the Indians back to Spain with him to show Isabella and her husband Ferdinand the people he discovered, still thinking that he had traveled to the East Indies. Later, the Spanish tried to enslave the natives tribes of the Caribbean. After he became governor of Hispaniola, Columbus and his brothers were arrested on charges of brutality, mostly against the Spanish settlers and the crews of his ships. After 6 weeks in prison, Columbus was freed and allowed to make a 4th voyage to the New World, but he never again held the position of governor or viceroy.
A codex of edicts and laws allowed Ferdinand and Isabella to centralize their power in Spain. This occurred in 1480.
Isabella, Queen of Spain
The Treaty of Granada greatly impacted Columbus, as it allowed him to begin his voyages to America. When the Treaty of Granada was settled in 1491 by the Spanish monarchs Ferdinand and Isabella, who now fully controlled the area, and had the funds to support Columbus's expeditions.
January 2 - Boabdil, the last Moorish King of Granada, surrenders his city to the army of Ferdinand and Isabella after a lengthy siege. Christopher Columbus is in Alhambra and sees the Moorish king comes out of the city gates and kiss the hands of Spanish king, queen and prince.
Queen Isabella 1 of Spain (a.k.a. Queen Isabella of Castile) is remembered for sponsoring Christopher Columbus and his trip to America. She is also remembered for marrying King Ferdinand of Aragon and uniting Spain. She expelled the Jews and Muslims from Spain and made Catholicism the main religion.
Columbus brought some of the Indians back to Spain with him to show Isabella and her husband Ferdinand the people he discovered, still thinking that he had traveled to the East Indies. Later, the Spanish tried to enslave the natives tribes of the Caribbean. After he became governor of Hispaniola, Columbus and his brothers were arrested on charges of brutality, mostly against the Spanish settlers and the crews of his ships. After 6 weeks in prison, Columbus was freed and allowed to make a 4th voyage to the New World, but he never again held the position of governor or viceroy.
They had just conquered the last Muslim stronghold remaining in Spain, the city of Granada. This provided them with a sudden, huge influx of cash, that allowed them to make an investment on a risky venture.
Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand of Spain issued the edicts requiring all Jews and Moslems in Spain to convert, flee, or die. When too many non-Catholics converted, these rulers, among others, were worried that they might not be real Catholics and were secretly practicing their original religions. Therefore King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella created the Holy Inquisition as a tribunal to judge whether faith infractions had occurred. They gave control of the Inquisition to Torquemada and allowed him any means necessary to exact a confession. Most victims of the Inquisition were knowingly tortured in heinous ways with the permission of the Spanish Monarchy. (The Inquisition was only disbanded in the 1830s.)
Since 1607 when Christopher Columbus founded America
No, women weren't allowed on Columbus' voyages.
Yes, But try not to attract attention.
Women in her time weren't allowed to attend school, but she may have been taught to read by a priest.