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Queen Isabella   /kwin ˌɪzəbˈɛlə/   Listen
Queen Isabella

noun
1.
The queen of Castile whose marriage to Ferdinand of Aragon in 1469 marked the beginning of the modern state of Spain; they instituted the Spanish Inquisition in 1478 and sponsored the voyages of Christopher Columbus in 1492 (1451-1504).  Synonyms: Isabella, Isabella I, Isabella the Catholic.






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"Queen isabella" Quotes from Famous Books



... opinion of you. Providence seems to have sent you to me at a time when I was in the greatest need. You saved me from starving. The world will be as much indebted to you for my grand invention, as it was to the generous patronage of Queen Isabella ...
— Round the Block • John Bell Bouton

... deterred by the consideration that the enterprise was too vast for a subject, he turned his guest from the determination he had come to, of making instant application to the court of France, by writing on his behalf to Queen Isabella; and Columbus repaired to the court at Cordova ...
— Christopher Columbus and His Monument Columbia • Various



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