ferdinand and isabella
Ferdinand and Isabella refer to a historically significant couple, Ferdinand of Aragon and Isabella of Castile, who ruled jointly as king and queen of Spain during the late 15th and early 16th centuries. Their reign is renowned for numerous achievements, including the completion of the Reconquista (the reconquest of Spain from the Moors) and the patronage of Christopher Columbus' voyages, which led to the beginning of European exploration and colonization of the Americas.
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