Easy Podcast - Isabella, the Spanish Queen that built an empire - Easy Español

Queen Isabella I of Spain is one of the most prominent and controversial figures in the history of Spain. Better known as Isabella the Catholic, she and her husband Ferdinand the Catholic reigned during key global transformational periods such as the political and religious unification of Spain, the end of Muslim rule in the Iberian Peninsula, and the 'discovery' of the New World. Queen Isabella not only sponsored Christopher Columbus expeditions, she also took a keen interest in ensuring the rights of the indigenous peoples of America. Click play to hear more about this fascinating monarch who was instrumental in shaping the world as we know it.