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Queen Isabella I of Castile (Spain)
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by Jack Stovel
Castilleja School
Palo Alto, California
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r. 1474-1504
Queen Isabella of Spain, wife of Ferdinand of Aragon, hasn't received much attention on the Web. One article, at www.ctspanish.com, is in a basic series on famous Spanish people. Another second article on About.com includes links. A third article is from the U.S. Country Studies series published by the Library of Congress. Wikipedia offers a standard biography with plenty of links. (Although much of what is on Wikipedia is useful, students and teachers must be specially cautioned about how they use its information. Articles on Wikipedia can be altered or removed at any time according to users' whims. It may be prudent to use Wikipedia as background on a subject but not as an ultimate source of truth.) Together these offer more information than a standard textbook.
 www.ctspanish.com/legends/isabella1.htm
http://womenshistory.about.com/cs/medrenqueens/p/p_isabella_i.htm
http://countrystudies.us/spain/7.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabella_I_of_Castile
One of the most extensive sources on Isabella on the Web is from the 1910 edition of the Catholic Encyclopedia. The Catholic Encyclopedia presents all its entries from the standpoint of deepening and strengthening one's Catholic faith, so the user should be alert to the point of view. Another site, Queen Isabel the Catholic, by the International Committee for the Canonization of Servant of God Queen Isabel the Catholic of Spain, is also clear about its point of view. It contains several articles that present the case for her canonization. Even though these two sites are avowedly pro-Catholic, students should be able to get a good idea of Isabella's style from them.
www.newadvent.org/cathen/08177a.htm
www.queenisabel.org
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