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Ferdinand was the son of John II of Aragon and Juana Enríquez, both of Castilian origin

Thirty Years’ War | Summary, Causes, Combatants, Map, & Significance | Britannica

Soy la hija del doctor Arturo Borrero Lamas y la mujer del doctor Efrén García Ardiles, dos amigos del Presidente.

Mario Vargas Llosa • Tiempos recios (Spanish Edition)

The scene was set for Ferdinand and Isabella’s union of Aragon and Castile some time before their births. Aragonese elites had grown tired of being vassals to Catalan interests, and their chance arrived in 1410, with the death of the pleasingly-titled Martin the Humane in 1410. His death without heirs ended the House of Barcelona, and Aragonese pow... See more

Ferdinand and Isabella: The Marriage That Unified Spain | TheCollector

Pedro Girón Acuña Pacheco.

He was a powerful noble and the Grand Master of the Order of Calatrava, one of the most influential military orders in Castile. In 1466, Isabella’s half-brother, King Henry IV, arranged her betrothal to Pedro Girón as a political move to secure loyalty from the powerful Girón family.

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As heiress of Castile, the question of Isabella’s future marriage became a matter of increasing diplomatic activity at home and abroad. Portugal, Aragon, and France each put forward a marriage candidate. Henry seems to have wanted his half sister to marry Afonso V, king of Portugal. As between the Portuguese and Aragonese candidates, she herself, n... See more

Isabella I | Biography, Reign, & Facts | Britannica

Isabella was born in 1451, into a world in which women fought for every shred of political power. But from an early age, Isabella was viewed by her father John II of Castile as a means of expanding Castilian territory in pursuit of the elusive goal of uniting Spain. She was first betrothed to an Aragonese prince at age six — her future husband Ferd... See more

Ferdinand and Isabella: The Marriage That Unified Spain | TheCollector

The marriage of Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile is one of the most masterful pieces of political theater in history. It was far from a love-story — while, by all accounts, Ferdinand and Isabella were a cordial and possibly even happy couple, their union was the accumulation of hundreds of years of Spanish history, forged by war and... See more

Ferdinand and Isabella: The Marriage That Unified Spain | TheCollector

Henry IV of Castile (Enrique IV; 1425–1474), nicknamed "the Impotent," was King of Castile and León from 1454 to 1474. He was Isabella I's older half brother. His reign was marked by instability and weakening of royal power, as noble factions grew stronger and the kingdom became less centralized. Henry’s inability to produce a male heir, as well as

La cuarta espada: La historia de Abimael Guzmán y Sendero Luminoso (Spanish Edition)

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