King Ferdinand II and Queen Isabella I

Princess Isabella of Castille is born.

Apr 22, 1451

John II of Castille and Isabella of Portugal, Queen of Castille gave birth to their first child and first daughter.

Prince Ferdinand Magellan II of Aragon in born.

Mar 10, 1452

John II of Aragon and Navarre and Juana Enríquez gave birth to his fourth child and second son and her first child and first son.

King Ferdinand II and Queen Isabella I get married

Oct 19, 1469

King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella begin their marriage 5 years before their ascension to the throne. They also happened to be cousins.

Princess Isabel of Asturias is born.

Jan 1, 1470

The day and month of her birth are unknown. King Ferdinand II and Queen Isabella I gave birth to their first child and first daughter.

Annointment of Isabella of Castile

Dec 13, 1474

Isabella of Castile is annointed queen of Segovia after death of her brother Henry.

Annointment of Ferdinand II of Aragon

Jan 15, 1475

Ferdinand II of Aragon is annointed kind of Segovia.

Prince Juan of Asturias is born.

May 30, 1478

King Ferdinand II and Queen Isabella I gave birth to their second child and first son.

Princess Joanna of Castille is born.

Nov 6, 1479

King Ferdinand II and Queen Elizabeth I gave birth to their third child and second daughter in Toledo, Spain. She was known as Joanna the Mad or Juana la loca. She became Queen of Castille and Aragon.

Princess Maria of Aragon is born.

Jun 29, 1482

King Ferdinand II and Queen Isabella I gave birth to their fourth child and third daughter.

The Calling of the Inquisition

Jan 1, 1483

King Ferdinand II and Queen Isabella I called upon Pope Sixtus IV to get the Inquisition started again. This is where Queen Isabella I got her nickname "Isabella la Catolica" because she and her husband were ruthless catholic monarchs.

Princess Catherine of Aragon is born.

Dec 16, 1485

King Ferdinand II and Queen Isabella I gave birth to their fifth child and fourth daughter.

King Ferdinand II and Queen Isabella I captured the kingdom of Granada

Jan 1, 1492

Protestand Jews and Moors resided in the Kingdom of Granada.

Edict of Expulsion

Mar 31, 1492

King Ferdinand II and Queen Isabella I ordered that all Jews be expelled from Spain and its territories by July 31 of that year. King Ferdinand II violated this treaty by forcing all Muslims in Castile or Aragon to convert to Catholicism or else be expelled. This was also used on the Jewish population of Spain.

Christopher Columbus' first voyage

Aug 3, 1492

King Ferdinand II and Queen Isabella I sponsered Christopher Columbus' voyage to India. This would boost trade and productivity. However, he accidentally discovered America. What are the odds?

Christopher Columbus' second voyage

Sep 14, 1493

King Ferdinand II and Queen Isabella I sponsered Christopher Columbus' voyage a second time. This time he discoved some islands.

Death of Juan of Asturias

Oct 4, 1497

Juan of Asturias died at the age of 18.

Death of Isabella of Asturias

Jan 1, 1498

The month and day of her death are unknown. She was around 28 when she died.

Christopher Columbus' third voyage

May 30, 1498

King Ferdinand II and Queen Isabella I sponsered Christopher Columbus' voyage once again. He discovered a series of islands.

Treaty of Granada

Nov 11, 1500

King Ferdinand signed an agreement with Louis XII of France stating that Ferdinand would support French claims in Naples in exchange for getting territories for himself in the division of the kingdom.

Christopher Columbus' fourth and final voyage

May 11, 1502

King Ferdinand II and Queen Isabella I sponsered Christopher Columbus' final voyage. This was a search for Maracca. However, they crashed and were stranded on Jamaica for a year.

Battle of Cerignola

Apr 28, 1503

The first battle known to be won using gunpowder small arms, it was a battle between Spanish and French forces in in Cerignola, near Bari, Southern Italy. The Spanish forces, with 8,000 men, mroe than 1000 arequebusiers, 20 cannons defeated the French, which only had a force of 20,000 men, mainly cavalry and swiss mercenary pikemen, and about 40 cannons.

Battle of Garigliano

Dec 29, 1503

The Spanish and French troops were separated by a river, and had by that point tried to cross it several times to no avail. The night of the 28, Spanish troops went to work building a bridge out of boats and barrels, and sneaking past the view of the French, made it across the Garigliano. By the next morning, over 6,000 had crossed and they attacked. When the 300 crossbowmen fled along with 300 French troops, the Spaniards took over the town.

Treaty of Lyon

Jan 31, 1504

King Ferdinand II signed an agreement with Louis XII of France defining their controls over Italian territories. Spain would rule Sicily and southern Italy, and France would rule northern Italy from Milan.

Death of Queen Isabella I

Nov 26, 1504

Queen Isabella I died at the age of 53.

King Ferdinand II and Germaine of Foix get married

Mar 22, 1505

After Queen Isabella I died King Ferdinand II remarried.

Birth of Prince John of Foix

May 9, 1509

Germaine of Foix gives birth to her only child, John, but the child died only hours after birth.

Death of King Ferdinand II

Jan 23, 1516

King Ferdinand II died at the age of 63.

Death of Queen Maria of Portugal

Mar 7, 1517

Queen Maria died at the age of 34.

Death of Catherine of Aragon

Jan 7, 1536

Queen Catherine died at the age of 50.

Death of Juana la Loca

Apr 12, 1555

Juana la loca died at the age of 74.