Ferdinand and Isabella
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To what degree was this idea that his voyage would be a way to outflank Islam explicit in the way he lobbied Ferdinand and Isabella to support him—if we know?
From Slate ● Oct. 12, 2020
To those ends, Ferdinand and Isabella sponsored extensive Atlantic exploration.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 30, 2014
At the time, mercury was used as a remedy for skin disease, and both Ferdinand and Isabella had been treated accordingly — Ferdinand for syphilis, most likely.
From Scientific American ● Nov. 19, 2012
Did you know that originally Cuba was named Juana after Juana La Loca, the insane daughter of Ferdinand and Isabella?
From Salon ● Sep. 7, 2012
Columbus was determined to insist that he had seen land first because Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain had promised a lifetime pension to the first person to sight land.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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