Isabella of Castile Quotes
5 quotes from Isabella of Castile — Queen of Castile who, with husband Ferdinand, unified Spain, completed the Reconquista, and funded Columbus's voyage to.
“A fruit which ripens before its time can never last. Ambition to reign has no place in my heart, and I desire that the crown of Castile shall not be mine until death shall have ended the reign of my brother.”
“This queen of Spain, called Isabella, has had no equal on this earth for 500 years.”
“The best and most excellent wife king ever had.”
“Even if women lack the discretion for knowledge, the energy for daring and sometimes the language to speak with, I have found that we do have eyes to see with.”
“The crown of Spain had not been so powerful for 700 years, and all, after God, because of my work and my labour.”
