Isabella I of Castile (Spanish: Isabel, 22 April 1451 – 26 November 1504) reigned as Queen of Castile from 1474 until her death. Her marriage to Ferdinand II of Aragon became the basis for the political unification of Spain under their grandson, Charles V. After a struggle to claim her right to the throne, she reorganized the governmental system, brought the crime rate to the lowest it had been in years, and unburdened the kingdom of the enormous debt her brother had left behind. Her reforms and those she made with her husband had an influence that extended well beyond the borders of their united kingdoms. Isabella and Ferdinand are known for completing the Reconquista, ordering conversion or exile of their Muslim and Jewish subjects, and for supporting and financing Christopher Columbus's 1492 voyage that led to the opening of the New World and to the establishment of Spain as the first global power which dominated Europe and much of the world for more than a century. Isabella, granted together with her husband the title "the Catholic" by Pope Alexander VI, was recognized as a Servant of God by the Catholic Church in 1974. (Intro from Wikipedia)
April 22, 1451 - Madrigal de las Altas Torres, Ávila, Spain - Isabel (Isabella) of Castile is born
November 17, 1453 - Tordesillas, Valladolid, Spain - Her brother Alfonso of Castile, is born
July 20, 1454 - Valladolid - Her father, King John II of Castile, dies aged 49
July 23, 1454 - Valladolid - Coronation of King Henry (Enrique) IV
August(?) 1(?), 1454 - Arévalo - Isabella, Alfonso and their mother move to Árevalo
February 1(?), 1462 - Segovia - Isabella and Alfonso are summoned to court in Segovia to come under the direct supervision of the King and to finish their education. Alfonso is placed in the care of a tutor while Isabella becomes part of the Queen's household
February 21, 1462 - (While in Segovia) - Princess Joanna (La beltraneja) is born
September 12, 1465 - (While in Segovia) - Attempt to marry Isabella to King Afonso V of Portugal, but she was wary of the marriage and refused to consent
February 20, 1466 - Segovia - After Isabella had been confined to Segovia for nearly a year, Henry IV awards her the city of Trujillo (with its rent of 34,000 maravedís a year)
April 20, 1466 - (While in Segovia) - Pedro Girón Acuña Pacheco, master of the Order of Calatrava, dies on the way to negotiate his marriage to Isabella of Castile
August 20, 1467 - (While in Segovia) - Battle of Olmedo, for the succession of the throne of Castile, between King Henry IV of Castile and his half-brother Alfonso, Prince of Asturias
October(?) 1(?), 1467 - Arévalo - Isabella is freed from Segovia and embraces Alfonso's cause, returning to Arévalo to tend to her mother
December 7, 1467 - Arévalo - Alfonso awards her sister the town of Medina del Campo in a document he signed as "King of Castile and León"
June 30, 1468 - Arévalo - Isabella and Alfonso leave Arévalo to avoid the plague and to stop in Ávila to gather new soldiers to regain Toledo =(START)
July 1, 1468 - Cardeñosa, near Ávila - Isabella and Alfonso spend the night at Cardeñosa. By morning, Alfonso was mortally ill with signs of plague
July 5, 1468 - Cardeñosa, near Ávila - Her brother Alfonso, Prince of Asturias, dies in misterious circunstances (probably of the plague, but with suspected poisoning)
August 17, 1468 - (While in Cebreros, near Ávila) - Peace talks at Castronuño - Henry IV agrees to name Isabella his legitimate successor to the Castillian throne in lieu of Princess Juana. In return, Isabella and the rebels agreed to relinquish all claims until Enrique's death
September 19, 1468 - Toros de Guisando, Ávila - Meeting with her elder brother Henry IV. A compromise is reached and the war is stopped (King Henry would name Isabella his heir-presumptive instead of his daughter Joanna, and Isabella would not marry without her brother's consent, but he would not be able to force her to marry against her will)
September 24, 1468 - Cadalso - Isabella travels with the King to his camp at Cadalso to celebrate the end of the Civil War
January 7, 1469 - Ocaña - In Aragón, Ferdinand signs the "Capitulations", agreeing his marriage to Isabella of Castile
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| Ferdinand and Isabella |
October 2, 1470 - Dueñas, Palencia - Infanta (Princess) Isabella is born
August(?) 1(?), 1471 - Medina del Rioseco - Isabella and Ferdinand receive the (good) news of Pope Paul II's death in July 26th, 1471
August(?) 1(?), 1471 - Medina del Rioseco - Isabella and Ferdinand receive the (good) news of Pope Paul II's death in July 26th, 1471
December 12, 1474 - Segovia - News of the death of King Henry IV in Madrid reach Segovia. There she takes refuge in the Alcázar of Segovia, receiving support from the City Council and Andrés de Cabrera
December 13, 1474 - Segovia - After attending a funeral mass for Henry IV, Isabella is proclaimed Queen of Castile and León
January 16, 1475 - Segovia - Isabella and Ferdinand write a letter to the city of Toledo in which they required her to send messengers with enough power to pay homage to them =(catholicmonarchsflag)
February 7, 1475 - Segovia - Isabella and Ferdinand summon other cities representatives to swear allegiance to Princess Isabel as heir of the Kingdom of Castile
August 3, 1475 - Medina del Campo - Courts of Medina del Campo - Isabella and Ferdinand begin preparing for a Siege of Burgos
October 21, 1475 - Valladolid - Courts of Valladolid - a new convocation is sent to Toledo to send their prosecutors before the Courts were finished
December 1(?), 1475 - near Burgos - Ferdinand departs to besiege the city of Zamora
January 19, 1476 - near Burgos - The commander (alcaide) of the garrison of Burgos, Juan de Stúñiga, surrenders
February 2, 1476 - Burgos - Isabella is able to walk through the half-destroyed interior of the fortress of Burgos, the loyal people of the City following along behind her
February 15(?), 1476 - Valladolid - Isabella moves to Valladolid to stay close to the portuguese army base at Zamora
January 16, 1475 - Segovia - Isabella and Ferdinand write a letter to the city of Toledo in which they required her to send messengers with enough power to pay homage to them =(catholicmonarchsflag)
February 7, 1475 - Segovia - Isabella and Ferdinand summon other cities representatives to swear allegiance to Princess Isabel as heir of the Kingdom of Castile
August 3, 1475 - Medina del Campo - Courts of Medina del Campo - Isabella and Ferdinand begin preparing for a Siege of Burgos
October 21, 1475 - Valladolid - Courts of Valladolid - a new convocation is sent to Toledo to send their prosecutors before the Courts were finished
December 1(?), 1475 - near Burgos - Ferdinand departs to besiege the city of Zamora
January 19, 1476 - near Burgos - The commander (alcaide) of the garrison of Burgos, Juan de Stúñiga, surrenders
February 2, 1476 - Burgos - Isabella is able to walk through the half-destroyed interior of the fortress of Burgos, the loyal people of the City following along behind her
February 15(?), 1476 - Valladolid - Isabella moves to Valladolid to stay close to the portuguese army base at Zamora
March 1, 1476 - (While in Valladolid) - Battle of Toro - indecisive. Although, at the same time that the portuguese army leaves Castile, the plots against the Catholic Monarchs end when the supporters of Joanna la Beltraneja disband
March 19, 1476 - (While in Tordesillas) - The King takes the fortress of Zamora
April 29, 1476 - Madrigal, NW of Segovia - Courts at Madrigal-Segovia - her daughter Isabella is sworn as heiress to Castile's crown. Isabella reforms "La Santa Hermandad" (The Holy Brotherhood) to act as a police force
March 19, 1476 - (While in Tordesillas) - The King takes the fortress of Zamora
April 29, 1476 - Madrigal, NW of Segovia - Courts at Madrigal-Segovia - her daughter Isabella is sworn as heiress to Castile's crown. Isabella reforms "La Santa Hermandad" (The Holy Brotherhood) to act as a police force
May 22, 1477 - Trujillo - Letter to Alonso Ramirez de Villaescusa appointing him Fiscal Attorney of the Kingdom
July 1(?), 1477 - Seville - Visit to Seville to assert her power over the nobility of Andalucia and introduce "La Santa Hermandad" there
January(?) 1(?), 1478 - (While in Seville) - Heavy defeat of the Castillian fleet against the Portuguese in the coast of Guinea
April 1(?), 1478 - Seville - Pregnant, Isabella stays in Seville while Ferdinand travels to Madrid for "Santa Hermandad" business
July 1(?), 1477 - Seville - Visit to Seville to assert her power over the nobility of Andalucia and introduce "La Santa Hermandad" there
January(?) 1(?), 1478 - (While in Seville) - Heavy defeat of the Castillian fleet against the Portuguese in the coast of Guinea
April 1(?), 1478 - Seville - Pregnant, Isabella stays in Seville while Ferdinand travels to Madrid for "Santa Hermandad" business
June 30, 1478 - Seville - Prince Juan is born, the "Prince of Asturias", heir to the throne
July 9, 1478 - Seville - Procession in the streets of Seville to introduce the Prince of Asturias to the public
October 2, 1478 - Seville - The royal court journeys northwest from Sevilla toward Écija and then on to Córdoba
November 1, 1478 - (While in Córdoba) - Pope Sixtus IV promulgated the bull "Exigit sinceras devotionis affectus", establishing the Inquisition in the Kingdom of Castile. The bull gave the monarchs exclusive authority to name the inquisitors
November(?) 10(?), 1478 - Córdoba - The catholic Monarchs go to Córdoba and meet Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba after 5 years since he had left the Court
December(?) 1(?), 1478 - Córdoba - The yearly tribute from the moorish kingdom fails to arrive. The Sultan tells the castillian envoy that both the kings of Castile who used to collect tribute and the kings of Granada who paid it were dead
July 9, 1478 - Seville - Procession in the streets of Seville to introduce the Prince of Asturias to the public
October 2, 1478 - Seville - The royal court journeys northwest from Sevilla toward Écija and then on to Córdoba
November 1, 1478 - (While in Córdoba) - Pope Sixtus IV promulgated the bull "Exigit sinceras devotionis affectus", establishing the Inquisition in the Kingdom of Castile. The bull gave the monarchs exclusive authority to name the inquisitors
November(?) 10(?), 1478 - Córdoba - The catholic Monarchs go to Córdoba and meet Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba after 5 years since he had left the Court
December(?) 1(?), 1478 - Córdoba - The yearly tribute from the moorish kingdom fails to arrive. The Sultan tells the castillian envoy that both the kings of Castile who used to collect tribute and the kings of Granada who paid it were dead
January 8, 1479 - Guadalupe, E. of Cáceres, Spain - Act of pardon to the Bishop of Toledo D. Alonso Carrillo, who had risen up against the Catholic Monarch's cause
January 22, 1479 - Trujillo - They establish the Court in Trujillo to attend the war against Portugal, in addition to signing peace with France.
February 24, 1479 - (While in Trujillo(?)) - Battle of La Albuera at Proserpina Dam, Mérida - Castillian victory
September 4, 1479 - (While in Trujillo(?)) - The Treaty of Alcaçovas puts an end to the war with the portuguese
February 24, 1479 - (While in Trujillo(?)) - Battle of La Albuera at Proserpina Dam, Mérida - Castillian victory
September 4, 1479 - (While in Trujillo(?)) - The Treaty of Alcaçovas puts an end to the war with the portuguese
November 6, 1479 - Toledo - Infanta (Princess) Joanna (the Mad) is born
May 23, 1480 - Toledo - Courts of Toledo - Prince Juan is sworn heir to the Kingdom of Castile and León
September 27, 1480 - Medina del Campo - The first two Inquisitors are named: Miguel de Morillo and Juan de San Martín
February 1(?), 1481 - Valladolid - The Court moves to Valladolid
April 1(?), 1481 - Catalayud, Aragon - The Court moves to Catalayud, Aragon
June 1(?), 1481 - La Muela, SW of Zaragoza - The Court moves to La Muela
July 1(?), 1481 - Zaragoza - The Court moves to Zaragoza
August 1(?), 1481 - Barcelona - The Court moves to Barcelona
December 1(?), 1481 - Molins de Rey, Tarragona, Cambrila, Perello, Tortosa, San Mateo, Almenara, Murviedro, Valencia, Murviedro - Isabella and Ferdinand spend the month traveling almost daily - Molins de Rey, Tarragona, Cambrila, Perello, Tortosa, San Mateo, Almenara, Murviedro, Valencia, and back to Murviedro
December 25, 1481 - (While in Murviedro) - During Christmas, the King of Granada rides to Zahara, a cliff fortress between Cadiz and Gibraltar. The defenders are cut down and the entire populace driven the 150 miles through rain, floods and mountain passes to slavery in Granada. Shock and humiliation is felt through all provinces of Spain
May 23, 1480 - Toledo - Courts of Toledo - Prince Juan is sworn heir to the Kingdom of Castile and León
September 27, 1480 - Medina del Campo - The first two Inquisitors are named: Miguel de Morillo and Juan de San Martín
February 1(?), 1481 - Valladolid - The Court moves to Valladolid
April 1(?), 1481 - Catalayud, Aragon - The Court moves to Catalayud, Aragon
June 1(?), 1481 - La Muela, SW of Zaragoza - The Court moves to La Muela
July 1(?), 1481 - Zaragoza - The Court moves to Zaragoza
August 1(?), 1481 - Barcelona - The Court moves to Barcelona
December 1(?), 1481 - Molins de Rey, Tarragona, Cambrila, Perello, Tortosa, San Mateo, Almenara, Murviedro, Valencia, Murviedro - Isabella and Ferdinand spend the month traveling almost daily - Molins de Rey, Tarragona, Cambrila, Perello, Tortosa, San Mateo, Almenara, Murviedro, Valencia, and back to Murviedro
December 25, 1481 - (While in Murviedro) - During Christmas, the King of Granada rides to Zahara, a cliff fortress between Cadiz and Gibraltar. The defenders are cut down and the entire populace driven the 150 miles through rain, floods and mountain passes to slavery in Granada. Shock and humiliation is felt through all provinces of Spain
February 1, 1482 - Medina del Campo - The Catholic Monarchs reach Medina del Campo
April 15, 1482 - Córdoba - The Captains and nobles meet the Catholic Monarchs to decide upon a plan of Campaign
June 29, 1482 - Córdoba - Infanta (Princess) Maria of Aragón is born
July 1, 1482 - Córdoba - A twin sister of Maria is born dead
August 28, 1483 - (While in Córdoba) - Boadbil is released. The christians new he would cause further strife within the Realm of Granada
December 20, 1484 - Valladolid - Isabella and Ferdinand grant privileges to mint coin with their busts
December 1(?), 1485 - Alcalá de Henares, Spain(?) - Isabella receives a letter from a wealthy noble in Andalusía telling her that he had in his palace on the south coast a Genoese named Cristóbal Colón who wished to sail the Atlantic to find the western route to the Indies
August 28, 1483 - (While in Córdoba) - Boadbil is released. The christians new he would cause further strife within the Realm of Granada
December 20, 1484 - Valladolid - Isabella and Ferdinand grant privileges to mint coin with their busts
December 1(?), 1485 - Alcalá de Henares, Spain(?) - Isabella receives a letter from a wealthy noble in Andalusía telling her that he had in his palace on the south coast a Genoese named Cristóbal Colón who wished to sail the Atlantic to find the western route to the Indies
December 15, 1485 - Alcalá de Henares, Spain - Infanta (Princess) Catalina of Aragón is born
January 20, 1486 - Alcalá de Henares - The Catholic Monarchs grant an audience to Christopher Columbus
May 1, 1486 - Córdoba - Audience with Christopher Columbus. The Queen explains the difficulty of providing caravels just then, and promises every assistance when the war was won. In the meantime she orders that the genoese be kept at the court and given an adequate allowance
June 15(?), 1486 - Illora - The Catholic Monarchs arrive at Illora. Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba is there to receive them
April 7, 1487 - Córdoba - The "Spanish" Army of 12,000 horse and 40,000 infantrymen leaves Córdoba
April 17, 1487 - Vélez-Málaga - The "Spanish" Army reaches Vélez-Málaga
April 27, 1487 - Málaga - The City capitulates on condition that the lives of the people would be spared, and they would keep their property and religion
May 7, 1487 - Bezmiliana, E. of Málaga - Advance to Bezmiliana
August 13, 1487 - Málaga - Málaga surrenders!
August 18, 1487 - Málaga - The citadel surrenders and Isabella and Ferdinand enter into Málaga in triumph. They summon Christopher Columbus and grant him another 4,000 maravedis, but inform him that they are busy with the wars against the moors for the moment
September 20, 1487 - Córdoba - The Court settles in Cordoba until October 17th
June 15(?), 1486 - Illora - The Catholic Monarchs arrive at Illora. Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba is there to receive them
April 7, 1487 - Córdoba - The "Spanish" Army of 12,000 horse and 40,000 infantrymen leaves Córdoba
April 17, 1487 - Vélez-Málaga - The "Spanish" Army reaches Vélez-Málaga
April 27, 1487 - Málaga - The City capitulates on condition that the lives of the people would be spared, and they would keep their property and religion
May 7, 1487 - Bezmiliana, E. of Málaga - Advance to Bezmiliana
August 13, 1487 - Málaga - Málaga surrenders!
August 18, 1487 - Málaga - The citadel surrenders and Isabella and Ferdinand enter into Málaga in triumph. They summon Christopher Columbus and grant him another 4,000 maravedis, but inform him that they are busy with the wars against the moors for the moment
September 20, 1487 - Córdoba - The Court settles in Cordoba until October 17th
October 15, 1487 - Córdoba - Columbus receives 4,000 maravedis from the Catholic Monarchs
March 4, 1488 - Valencia - The Catholic Monarchs arrive in Valencia for the Cortes
April 15(?), 1488 - Murcia - The Catholic Monarchs arrive in Murcia
March 14, 1489 - Medina del Campo - Isabella and Ferdinand receive an Embassy from King Henry VII of England
April 13, 1489 - Córdoba - The Catholic Monarchs return to Córdoba
May 22, 1489 - Jaén - Columbus meets the Court in Jaén
November 7, 1489 - Baza - Isabella rides in person to Baza to review and hearten the army
November 7, 1489 - Baza - Isabella rides in person to Baza to review and hearten the army
January 4, 1490 - Jaén - The Catholic Monarchs return to Jaén after taking possession of Almeria and Guadix
February 1(?), 1490 - Seville - The Catholic Monarchs return to Seville
April 18, 1490 - Seville - Marriage of her eldest daughter, D.Isabel, with the Prince D.Afonso, heir son of King John II of Portugal
April 1(?), 1491 - Córdoba - A large force is assembled at Córdoba to march for the final assault to Granada
April 5(?), 1491 - Montilla - Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba escorts Queen Isabella to Montilla, before going to Granada
October 1(?), 1491 - Santa Fé, near Granada - Boabdil sues for peace. His delegate to Isabella and Ferdinand II is granted a 70-day truce, during which time the conditions for the surrender of Granada were to be drafted. Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba is one of the two selected to conduct the negotiations for Castile and Aragón
November 25, 1491 - Santa Fé, near Granada - The "Capitulations of Santa Fé" are drawn up. The moors are permitted to keep their mosques. Their courts would come under the jurisfiction of Castillian magistrates, but a guarantee was given that their laws would be respected. If they wished to go to Africa, ships would be provided for them, but those who chose to remain in Granada were allowed to follow their trades.
April 1(?), 1491 - Córdoba - A large force is assembled at Córdoba to march for the final assault to Granada
April 5(?), 1491 - Montilla - Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba escorts Queen Isabella to Montilla, before going to Granada
October 1(?), 1491 - Santa Fé, near Granada - Boabdil sues for peace. His delegate to Isabella and Ferdinand II is granted a 70-day truce, during which time the conditions for the surrender of Granada were to be drafted. Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba is one of the two selected to conduct the negotiations for Castile and Aragón
November 25, 1491 - Santa Fé, near Granada - The "Capitulations of Santa Fé" are drawn up. The moors are permitted to keep their mosques. Their courts would come under the jurisfiction of Castillian magistrates, but a guarantee was given that their laws would be respected. If they wished to go to Africa, ships would be provided for them, but those who chose to remain in Granada were allowed to follow their trades.
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| Fall of Granada, January 6, 1492 |
March 31, 1492 - Granada - The Alhambra Decree is issued by the Catholic Monarchs, ordering the expulsion of practicing jews from the Kingdoms of Castile and Aragón and its territories and possession by 31-7-1492
June 1(?), 1492 - Guadalupe, E. of Cáceres, Spain - With the Court at Guadalupe
August 1(?), 1492 - Córdoba - The Court goes into mouring for the Marqués of Cádiz
December 7, 1492 - Barcelona - Ferdinand is gravely wounded by a farmer peasant, Juan de Canyamars, who attacks him in the neck with a machete-like farmer's knife. Only his heavy gold chain saves his life
April 16, 1493 - Barcelona - The Catholic Monarchs give Columbus a cermonious welcome and listen to his account of his voyage
June 13, 1495 - Burgos - Residing at the "Casa del Cordón" in Burgos until August 12th
July 12, 1496 - Almazán, Soria - Isabella and Ferdinand receive an Embassy from Maximilian of Austria
September 22, 1496 - Burgos - Residing at the "Casa del Cordón" in Burgos until May 9th, 1497
October 20, 1496 - (While in Burgos) - In Trier, Juana la Loca (Joanna the Mad) marries Philip the Handsome
December 19, 1496 - Burgos - Cardinal Carvajal announces to Isabella and Ferdinand that Pope Alexander VI granted them the title of "Catholic Monarchs"
June 13, 1495 - Burgos - Residing at the "Casa del Cordón" in Burgos until August 12th
July 12, 1496 - Almazán, Soria - Isabella and Ferdinand receive an Embassy from Maximilian of Austria
September 22, 1496 - Burgos - Residing at the "Casa del Cordón" in Burgos until May 9th, 1497
October 20, 1496 - (While in Burgos) - In Trier, Juana la Loca (Joanna the Mad) marries Philip the Handsome
December 19, 1496 - Burgos - Cardinal Carvajal announces to Isabella and Ferdinand that Pope Alexander VI granted them the title of "Catholic Monarchs"
April 3, 1497 - Burgos - Prince Juan marries Margaret of Austria
April 23, 1497 - Burgos - Cristopher Columbus, returned from his second voyage to the New World, is received by the Catholic Kings at the house of the Constables of Castile, who confirm all his privileges
May 15(?), 1497 - Burgos - Ferdinand and Isabella write from Burgos, congratulating "our captain general in the Kingdom of Naples" on the completion of his task and ordering him to return to Spain
June 13, 1497 - Medina del Campo - The Catholic Monarchs issue the ordinance of Medina del Campo, creating a money system based on the copper maravedí, creating the peso of 34 maravedis.
May 15(?), 1497 - Burgos - Ferdinand and Isabella write from Burgos, congratulating "our captain general in the Kingdom of Naples" on the completion of his task and ordering him to return to Spain
June 13, 1497 - Medina del Campo - The Catholic Monarchs issue the ordinance of Medina del Campo, creating a money system based on the copper maravedí, creating the peso of 34 maravedis.
October 4, 1497 - Alcántara - In Salamanca, the Prince of Asturias dies in his father's arms, aged 19 (Isabella was ill at Alcántara)
March 16, 1498 - Alcalá de Henares - The Courts for Toledo are summoned
April 29, 1498 - Toledo - Courts of Toledo
March 16, 1498 - Alcalá de Henares - The Courts for Toledo are summoned
April 29, 1498 - Toledo - Courts of Toledo
August 23, 1498 - Zaragoza - Infanta Isabella dies aged 27, one hour after giving birth to Miguel da Paz, Prince of Portugal
September(?) 1(?), 1498(?) - Zaragoza - Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba arrives in Spain and goes directly to Zaragoza, where he is met by nobles, prelates, courtiers and a great multitude who escorts him to the palace where King Ferdinand was waiting for him. He is embraced and praised by both Catholic Monarchs
January 1(?), 1499 - Ocaña - Courts of Ocaña
September(?) 1(?), 1498(?) - Zaragoza - Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba arrives in Spain and goes directly to Zaragoza, where he is met by nobles, prelates, courtiers and a great multitude who escorts him to the palace where King Ferdinand was waiting for him. He is embraced and praised by both Catholic Monarchs
January 1(?), 1499 - Ocaña - Courts of Ocaña
May 21, 1499 - Ocaña(?) - The Catholic Monarchs name Francisco de Bobadilla as a judge with orders to investigate reports from Hispaniola
July 1(?), 1499 - Granada - Moves to the Alhambra
December 18, 1499 - (While in Granada) - The Rebellion of the Alpujarras begins in the Kingdom of Granada (Crown of Castille)
July 1(?), 1499 - Granada - Moves to the Alhambra
December 18, 1499 - (While in Granada) - The Rebellion of the Alpujarras begins in the Kingdom of Granada (Crown of Castille)
January 10, 1500 - Seville - The Catholic Monarchs write to Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba asking why he was delaying his departure for Sicily with an armada prepared to assist the Pope and the Venetians against the Turks
July 19, 1500 - Granada - The Prince of Portugal, Miguel da Paz, dies in the arms of Isabella, aged 1 year, 329 days)
December 17, 1500 - Granada - Columbus is received by the Catholic Monarchs, who are surprised by his fragile condition and potentially unfair situation. The Catholic Monarchs are saddened by his change of fortune and exonerate him
March 18, 1501 - Granada - Document addressed to her steward, Pancho de Paredes, ordering additions to her personal wardrobe
July 18, 1501 - (While in Granada) - In Brussels, Joanna the Mad gives birth to Infanta (Princess) Isabella
September 3, 1501 - Granada - The Catholic Monarchs appoint Nicolás de Ovando to replace Bobadilla as Governor and Captain-General of the Indies
September 16, 1501 - Granada - Letter to Nicolás de Ovando with instructions
February 12, 1502 - Seville(?) - Queen Isabella issues an edict outlawing Islam in the Crown of Castille, forcing virtually all her muslim subjects to convert to Christianity
May 7, 1502 - Toledo - Philip the Handsome and his wife Joanna the Mad arrive from Flanders to be sworn and appointed heirs to the Crowns of Castile and Aragon
May 22, 1502 - Toledo - Philip the Handsome and his wife Joanna the Mad are sworn Princes at the Courts of Toledo
May 29(?), 1502 - Zaragoza - A week later the Princes are sworn in Aragon
January 13, 1503 - Alcalá de Henares - Orders for payment to the carpenter shop of Jerónimo de Palacios
January 20, 1503 - Alcalá de Henares - The Catholic Monarchs establish the Secretary of Indian Affairs (Casa de Contratación) at Seville, which later became the Supreme Council of the Indies. Seville is awarded exclusive rights to trade with the New World
February 15, 1503 - Alcalá de Henares - Orders to the treasurer Martín de Salinas to pay the minstrels that travelled with her daughter to England
March 18, 1501 - Granada - Document addressed to her steward, Pancho de Paredes, ordering additions to her personal wardrobe
July 18, 1501 - (While in Granada) - In Brussels, Joanna the Mad gives birth to Infanta (Princess) Isabella
September 3, 1501 - Granada - The Catholic Monarchs appoint Nicolás de Ovando to replace Bobadilla as Governor and Captain-General of the Indies
September 16, 1501 - Granada - Letter to Nicolás de Ovando with instructions
February 12, 1502 - Seville(?) - Queen Isabella issues an edict outlawing Islam in the Crown of Castille, forcing virtually all her muslim subjects to convert to Christianity
May 7, 1502 - Toledo - Philip the Handsome and his wife Joanna the Mad arrive from Flanders to be sworn and appointed heirs to the Crowns of Castile and Aragon
May 22, 1502 - Toledo - Philip the Handsome and his wife Joanna the Mad are sworn Princes at the Courts of Toledo
May 29(?), 1502 - Zaragoza - A week later the Princes are sworn in Aragon
January 13, 1503 - Alcalá de Henares - Orders for payment to the carpenter shop of Jerónimo de Palacios
January 20, 1503 - Alcalá de Henares - The Catholic Monarchs establish the Secretary of Indian Affairs (Casa de Contratación) at Seville, which later became the Supreme Council of the Indies. Seville is awarded exclusive rights to trade with the New World
February 15, 1503 - Alcalá de Henares - Orders to the treasurer Martín de Salinas to pay the minstrels that travelled with her daughter to England
April 10, 1503 - Alcalá de Henares - Letter to the Governor of Hispaniola, Nicolás de Ovando
June 20, 1503 - Alcalá de Henares - After tending to Juana, her doctors report that "Her sickness advances substantially. The cure is usually undertaken by love and entreaty of by fear. Yet she does not accept pleas or persuasion or anything else, and feels such anger and at times such sorrow from any slight force applied, that to attempt it is a great pity, and no one wants or dares to".
July 1(?), 1503 - Madrid - Return to Madrid with daughter Joanna
August 1(?), 1503 - Segovia - Travels together with Juana to Segovia "in the Summer"
October 30, 1503 - Segovia - Queen Isabella prohibits violence against indigenous peoples in the New World
November 26, 1503 - Segovia - Departs to Medina del Campo
November 28, 1503 - Medina del Campo - Arrives at Medina del Campo
April 10, 1504 - Mejorada de Olmedo - The Catholic Monarchs spend Easter at Mejorada de Olmedo
June 14, 1504 - Mejorada de Olmedo - Orders Ochoa de Landa to deliver 35,000 maravedís to Pedro de Malpaso, as payment for some work in the palaces of Medina, Arévalo and other places
July 1(?), 1504 - Medina del Campo - Both Isabella and Ferdinand fall ill with fevers
September 13, 1504 - Medina del Campo - Isabella and Ferdinand issue a Royal warrant for the construction of the Capilla Real (Royal Chapel)
September 14, 1504 - Medina del Campo - Oficially retires from governmental affairs
September 26, 1504 - Medina del Campo - While Ferdinand recovers, Isabella had barely recovered when she is hit again by fevers and chills - she was noticeably worse. Ferdinand writes to his ambassador in Flanders to "Keep secret what I am about to tell you. No living person apart from the princess and the prince should know. [...] I have not wanted to write about the illness and indisposition of the serene Queen, my very dear and much loved wife, before because I thought that our Lord would give her health... but given what has happened and her current state, I am very fearful ...our Lord might take her".
October 12, 1504 - Medina del Campo - Isabella of Castile signs her Last Will and Testament
June 20, 1503 - Alcalá de Henares - After tending to Juana, her doctors report that "Her sickness advances substantially. The cure is usually undertaken by love and entreaty of by fear. Yet she does not accept pleas or persuasion or anything else, and feels such anger and at times such sorrow from any slight force applied, that to attempt it is a great pity, and no one wants or dares to".
July 1(?), 1503 - Madrid - Return to Madrid with daughter Joanna
August 1(?), 1503 - Segovia - Travels together with Juana to Segovia "in the Summer"
October 30, 1503 - Segovia - Queen Isabella prohibits violence against indigenous peoples in the New World
November 26, 1503 - Segovia - Departs to Medina del Campo
November 28, 1503 - Medina del Campo - Arrives at Medina del Campo
April 10, 1504 - Mejorada de Olmedo - The Catholic Monarchs spend Easter at Mejorada de Olmedo
June 14, 1504 - Mejorada de Olmedo - Orders Ochoa de Landa to deliver 35,000 maravedís to Pedro de Malpaso, as payment for some work in the palaces of Medina, Arévalo and other places
July 1(?), 1504 - Medina del Campo - Both Isabella and Ferdinand fall ill with fevers
September 13, 1504 - Medina del Campo - Isabella and Ferdinand issue a Royal warrant for the construction of the Capilla Real (Royal Chapel)
September 14, 1504 - Medina del Campo - Oficially retires from governmental affairsSeptember 26, 1504 - Medina del Campo - While Ferdinand recovers, Isabella had barely recovered when she is hit again by fevers and chills - she was noticeably worse. Ferdinand writes to his ambassador in Flanders to "Keep secret what I am about to tell you. No living person apart from the princess and the prince should know. [...] I have not wanted to write about the illness and indisposition of the serene Queen, my very dear and much loved wife, before because I thought that our Lord would give her health... but given what has happened and her current state, I am very fearful ...our Lord might take her".
October 12, 1504 - Medina del Campo - Isabella of Castile signs her Last Will and Testament
November 26, 1504 - Medina del Campo - Isabella of Castile dies, aged 53 =(END)
Bibliography
PURCELL, Mary - "The great captain: Fernández de Córdoba", 1962
TREMLETT, Giles - "Isabella of Castile: Europe's First Great Queen", 2017
TREMLETT, Giles - "Isabella of Castile: Europe's First Great Queen", 2017
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