Isabella I of Castile

Isabella of Castille (1451-1504) was Queen of Spain. She was wife of King Ferdinand II. Her marriage to Ferdinand allowed for the political unification of Spain.

She supported the proposed exploratory journey of Christopher Columbus which led to the discovery of the New World in 1492. She was mother of Catherine of Aragon, the first wife of England's King Henry VIII, and grandmother of Mary Tudor.

King Philip II's daughter, Queen Isabella of England, was named for Isabella of Castille. In 1598, Spanish soldier and playwright Lope de Vega published El Mejor Mozo de Espana in honor of Isabella and her husband. Isabella was played by Catalina Ibanez.