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When and Where
World Religions Began

4000–2500 bce Hinduism South Asia
1300–1200 bce Judaism West Asia
Dukes of Athens and Neopatria, Counts of Roussillon
500–400 bce Buddhism South Asia
and Cerdagne.”
Confucianism China
After the death of the sons of Isabella and Ferdinand,
Zoroastrianism West Asia
their daughter Juana became the heir and future Queen
of the Crown of Castile.With her husband, Philip of Aus- Jainism South Asia
tria, Juana would give birth to the future Emperor 400–221 bce Daoism China
Charles V of the Holy Roman Empire, or Charles I of
1st century ce Christianity West Asia,
Spain. Another of Isabella’s daughters, Catherine, mar- Europe
ried HenryVIII of England.The inability of HenryVIII to
3rd century ce Manichaeism West Asia
obtain a divorce from Catherine of Aragon would trigger
the break of England from the Roman Catholic Church. 6th century ce Shinto Japan
Queen Isabella’s court was the first Renaissance royal 7th century ce Islam West Asia
court in Europe, and closely followed the dictates of the 11th century Orthodoxy West Asia
latest humanist ideals. Isabella’s historical significance
15th–16th Sikhism South Asia
lay not only in the fact that she was the only reigning
century
queen in the first century of the Renaissance, but also in
16th century Protestantism Europe
the sweeping programs she pursued in her mission to re-
store and solidify the predominance of the Roman 19th century Latter-day Saints North
Catholic Church in the Iberian Peninsula. Notorious America
among these programs were the establishment of the Babi and Baha’i West Asia
Spanish Inquisition, the expulsion of the Jews from all 19th–20th Pentecostalism North
Spanish kingdoms, the reform of the Spanish Church
century America
and of the religious orders, the wars against the Muslims
of North Africa, and the eventual Conquest of Granada
(1492), the last Muslim enclave on the Iberian Peninsula.
Isabella also supported the conquest of the Canary her desire to bring the Catholic faith to an ever greater
Islands and the New World endeavors of Christopher number of people, Isabella also empowered one of the
Columbus, through which Spain would gain a new over- most crucial tools of empire and civilization—the first
seas empire. grammar of a European language, compiled by the Span-
The Treaty of Tordesillas (1494) was perhaps the most ish humanist Elio Antonio de Nebrija.
important international arbitration treaty signed during
H. Micheal Tarver and Carlos E. Márquez
Queen Isabella’s reign. Drawn up to ease confusion be-
tween Spain and Portugal with regard to the right of pos- See also Columbus, Christopher
session of New World territories, it basically divided all
newly discovered lands between the two countries.Upon
the death of Queen Isabella I, the Catholic, she was laid Further Reading
to rest in the Royal Chapel adjacent to the Cathedral of Boruchoff, D. A. (2003). Isabella la Católica, queen of Castile: Critical
Granada, as was her dying wish. She lies entombed essays. New York: Palgrave Macmillan.
Carroll,W. H. (1991). Isabella of Spain:The Catholic queen. Front Royal,
alongside her husband, King Ferdinand, the Catholic, VA: Christendom Press.
and their daughter Juana and her husband, Philip. Earenfight, T. (2005). Queenship and political power in medieval and
early modern Spain. Burlington,VT: Ashgate Pub.
Isabella’s reign gave birth to a Renaissance decorative
Weissberger, B. F. (2003). Isabella rules: Constructing queenship, wield-
and architectural style known as Isabellaine. Along with ing power. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press.