| − | '''Ferdinand''' and '''Isabella''' were the [[king]] and [[queen]] of [[Spain]] in the late A.D. 1400's, and specifically ruled over [[Castile]] and [[Aragon]] which later became the Kingdom of [[Spain]]. They were patrons of [[Christopher Columbus]]. After reconquering the [[Moor]]]ish Kingdom of [[Granada]], they expelled the [[Jew]]s and [[Muslim]]s from Spain and established the [[Spanish Inquisition]] in part to prevent recapture of [[Spain]] by [[Muslims]]. | + | '''Ferdinand''' and '''Isabella''' were the [[king]] and [[queen]] of [[Spain]] in the late A.D. 1400's, and specifically ruled over [[Castile]] and [[Aragon]] which later became the Kingdom of [[Spain]]. They were patrons of [[Christopher Columbus]]. After reconquering the [[Moor]]ish Kingdom of [[Granada]], they expelled the [[Jew]]s and [[Muslim]]s from Spain and established the [[Spanish Inquisition]] in part to prevent recapture of [[Spain]] by [[Muslims]]. |
| − | Their empire was inherited by their grandson, [[Charles V]], who united the Spanish Empire with the Burgundian Inheritance and the [[Habsburg]] lands in [[Austria]]. | + | Their empire was inherited by their grandson, [[Holy Roman Emperor]] [[Charles V]], who united the Spanish Empire with the Burgundian Inheritance and the [[Habsburg]] lands in [[Austria]]. |