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Spanish Inquisition founder, unifying force of Spain, and defender of the Catholic faith,

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here are five facts about Isabella of Castile.

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Fact number one, she helped discover America.

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It was with Isabella's backing that Christopher Columbus was able to afford his voyage to the New World.

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Not only did this bring wealth to Spain, but the lands discovered were now owned by Castile.

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When the Native Americans were brought back as slaves, Isabella demanded they be set free.

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Fact number two. She created the Spanish Inquisition. Isabella and her husband, Ferdinand II,

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established the Spanish Inquisition to ensure that Jews and Muslims who had converted to

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Christianity were keeping to their new faith. She also commanded that the Jews and Muslims in Spain

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that refused to convert to Christianity were exiled. Whether she purposely intended to influence

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the famous Monty Python sketch or not is still up for debate. Fact number three. She was the first

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woman on a U.S. coin. In 1893, 400 years after Columbus's fateful voyage, a coin was issued

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in the United States that featured Isabella's image. That same year, she also became the

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first woman featured on a commemorative U.S. postage stamp when she was featured alongside

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Columbus on the 8-cent stamp. Fact number four, she had a famous daughter. Of her five

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children, only three outlived Isabella, one of which was Joanna, nicknamed Joanna the

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mad for her mental instability. Another daughter, Catherine of Aragon, went on to become the

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first wife of Henry VIII, making Isabella the grandmother of Mary I of England.

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Fact 5. She was a mature student. Isabella championed education, making sure both her

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sons and daughters received a full education. She also set up many educational institutions

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and amassed a large art collection. Widely read, Isabella continued her own studies well

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into adulthood and learned Latin when she was 35 years old. But that's not that impressive,

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I can speak it and I'm only 24. Ergo sum loquentis ineptus.

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And there you have it, five facts on the famous Spanish queen Isabella of Castile. I hope

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you enjoyed the video and remember to give us a like and subscribe below. See you next

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