Isabella of Castile Quotes

5 quotes from Isabella of Castile — Queen of Castile who, with husband Ferdinand, unified Spain, completed the Reconquista, and funded Columbus's voyage to.

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“A fruit which ripens before its time can never last. Ambition to reign has no place in my heart, and I desire that the crown of Castile shall not be mine until death shall have ended the reign of my brother.”
— Isabella of Castile, upon refusing the crown offered by rebel nobles in 1468

“This queen of Spain, called Isabella, has had no equal on this earth for 500 years.”
— A German observer, late fifteenth century

“The best and most excellent wife king ever had.”
— Ferdinand II of Aragon, on the death of Isabella

“Even if women lack the discretion for knowledge, the energy for daring and sometimes the language to speak with, I have found that we do have eyes to see with.”
— Isabella of Castile, after her commanders avoided a crucial battle

“The crown of Spain had not been so powerful for 700 years, and all, after God, because of my work and my labour.”
— Ferdinand II of Aragon, on his deathbed, 1516

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Isabella of Castile

Queen of Castile who, with husband Ferdinand, unified Spain, completed the Reconquista, and funded Columbus's voyage to