The union of Isabella I of Castile and Ferdinand II of Aragon, two able rulers known jointly as the Catholic Monarchs, set the stage for the unification of Spain religiously as well as politically and economically. This program utilizes dramatizations, location footage of historical landmarks, and maps to illustrate their consolidation of power, including the final conquest of Granada, the expulsion of the Jews, and the establishment of the Inquisition in Spain. Spanish conquests in the Mediterranean and Columbus’s voyages of discovery are also mapped out. Not available in French-speaking Canada. An RTVE Production. (Spanish, 52 minutes)

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Part of the Series : Memoria de Espana-in Spanish | Historia Medieval-in Spanish

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