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Queen Isabella I statue at the O.A.S. Bldg in Washington, D.C.
by Jose Luis Sanchez


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Isabella I of Castile (April 22, 1451 – November 26, 1504) was Queen regnant of Castile and Leon. She and her husband, Ferdinand II of Aragon, laid the foundation for the political unification of Spain under their grandson, Carlos I of Spain (Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor). Pope Alexander VI named Ferdinand and Isabella "The Catholic Monarchs" (In Spanish, "los Reyes Católicos"). Isabella I of Castile (April 22, 1451 – November 26, 1504) was Queen regnant of Castile and Leon. She and her husband, Ferdinand II of Aragon, laid the foundation for the political unification of Spain under their grandson, Carlos I of Spain (Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor). Pope Alexander VI named Ferdinand and Isabella "The Catholic Monarchs" (In Spanish, "los Reyes Católicos").

Queen Isabella rejected Christopher Columbus's plan to reach the Indies by sailing west three times before changing her mind. His conditions (the position of Admiral; governorship for him and his descendants of lands to be discovered; and ten percent of the profits) were met. On August 3, his expedition departed and arrived in America on October 12. He returned the next year and presented his findings to the monarchs, bringing natives and gold under a hero's welcome. Spain entered a Golden Age of exploration and colonization. In 1494, by the Treaty of Tordesillas, Isabella and Ferdinand divided the Earth, outside of Europe, with king John II of Portugal. Isabella tried to defend the American aborigines against the abuse of the colonists. In 1503, she established the Secretary of Indian Affairs, which later became the Supreme Council of the Indies. Source: Wikipedia

Marble by Jose Luis Sanchez
Address: Constitution Ave & 17th St NWN side of Const, W side of 17th, SE corner of OAS Bldg Nearest Metro: Farragut West (Orange - Blue)
Smithsonian Art Inventories Catalog: Control number 78250016 (dcMem ID #950)
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