Isabella and Ferdinand joined together to make a powerful country. They made very smart decisions that lead them to the place they were at when their reign came to an end. Isabella was a strong minded person that didn’t let anyone get in the way of what she wanted or felt needed to do to make her country a better place. Ferdinand was a very smart man that always thought through the things he did to make sure they would benefit the country. They lived a very nice life making Spain stronger and having a very large family to care for. They made a very astonishing team that lead Spain to a very high standing place when their time was over and they handed down to one of their many children. Ferdinand and Isabella made a very powerful team. The two got married in 1469 …show more content…
She wasn’t like most women in that time period because she didn’t let any man pushed around or make her do things she didn’t want to. Before Isabella ruled Spain with Ferdinand she live in a state called Castile. It was a beautiful place that was full of treasures like gold and silver (National Geographic Society). Castile in July is said to be like Kansas in August, full of wheat (National Geographic Society). Isabella was born in 1451 (About.com). Isabella’s mother was known as Isabella of Portugal (About.com). Isabella was raised by her mother until 1457, when the two children were brought to court by Henry IV to protect them from being used by the opposition nobles (About.com). Henry was willing to compromise with the nobles and accept Isabella as his heiress in September (About.com). Isabella was offered the crown by the nobles, but refused (About.com). Isabella was also a patron of scholars and artist, establishing education institutions and building a large collection of art works (About.com). She demanded to chose her own husband which was very rare at the time (Macdonald). Her choice was