Ferdinand II of Aragon

King Ferdinand of Aragon (1452-1516) was King of Spain in the late fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries. He united Spain into one kingdom. He married Isabella of Aragon, the namesake of Queen Isabella of England. Ferdinand authorized Christopher Columbus's exploratory mission across the Atlantic, which opened the New World to Spanish colonization.

His daughter Catherine married King Henry VIII of England, and his granddaughter was Mary Tudor.

In 1598, Lope de Vega wrote El Mejor Mozo de Espana as a tribute to Ferdinand.