Why was Isabella I of Spain famous?

Answer 1

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.

Answer 2

The marriage of Isabella to King Ferdinand of Aragon united Spain and allowed the country to free itself from Moorish rule. After uniting Spain, Ferdinand and Isabella commissioned Christopher Columbus' monumental voyage to the New World in 1492.

Answer 3

Isabella I Queen of Castile and Leon and King Ferdinand II of Aragon were the the monarchs who completed the expulsion of the Moors from Spain in 1492 and, together, reigned over a Spain united for the first time since the Roman Empire.

Answer: She also helped finance Christopher Columbus and gave birth to Catherine of Aragon, whose marriage to Henry VIII changed the course of Christianity.

Answer 4

I don't think you would class her as a famous person, but she is known to some people but not many.