Título: Isabella I of Castile
Seção: Later years
Background: Isabella I (Spanish: Isabel, 22 April 1451 - 26 November 1504) reigned as Queen of Castile from 1474 until her death. Her marriage to Ferdinand II of Aragon became the basis for the political unification of Spain under their grandson, Charles I. After a struggle to claim her right to the throne, she reorganized the governmental system, brought the crime rate to the lowest it had been in years, and unburdened the kingdom of the enormous debt her brother had left behind.

Conteúdo: Isabella received the title of Catholic Monarch by Pope Alexander VI, a pope of whose behavior and involvement in matters Isabella did not approve. Along with the physical unification of Spain, Isabella and Ferdinand embarked on a process of spiritual unification, trying to bring the country under one faith (Roman Catholicism). As part of this process, the Inquisition became institutionalised. After a Muslim uprising in 1499, and further troubles thereafter, the Treaty of Granada was broken in 1502, and Muslims were ordered to either become Christians or to leave. Isabella's confessor, Cisneros, was named Archbishop of Toledo. He was instrumental in a program of rehabilitation of the religious institutions of Spain, laying the groundwork for the later Counter-Reformation. As Chancellor, he exerted more and more power.  Isabella and her husband had created an empire and in later years were consumed with administration and politics; they were concerned with the succession and worked to link the Spanish crown to the other rulers in Europe. By early 1497, all the pieces seemed to be in place: The son and heir John, Prince of Asturias, married a Habsburg princess, Margaret of Austria, establishing the connection to the Habsburgs. The eldest daughter, Isabella of Aragon, married King Manuel I of Portugal, and the younger daughter, Joanna of Castile, was married to a Habsburg prince, Philip I of Habsburg.  However, Isabella's plans for her eldest two children did not work out. Her o

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assistant: Isabella received the title of Catholic Monarch by Pope Alexander VI,

user: Why did she receive this title?

assistant: Isabella and Ferdinand embarked on a process of spiritual unification, trying to bring the country under one faith

user: Was this a successful endeavor?

assistant: Treaty of Granada was broken in 1502,

user: Why was it broken?

assistant: After a Muslim uprising in 1499, and further troubles

user: What other troubles were there?

assistant: Muslims were ordered to either become Christians or to leave.

user: How did the Christians react?

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assistant: they were concerned with the succession and worked to link the Spanish crown to the other rulers in Europe.

user: Why did they do this?

assistant: they were concerned with the succession

user: Why were they concerned with the succession?

assistant: Isabella and her husband had created an empire and in later years were consumed with administration and politics;

user: What is the most important aspect of the later years?

assistant: Isabella did, however, make successful dynastic matches for her three youngest daughters.