The Greatest Spanish Empresses & Queens

Birthdate: April 22, 1451

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: Madrigal de las Altas Torres, Spain

Died: November 26, 1504

Isabella I, the 15th-century queen of Castile and Leon and the wife of Ferdinand II, was the first Queen of Spain de facto. She was named a Servant of God by the Catholic Church and reformed the government, thus reducing crimes. She also funded Christopher Columbus's voyages to the Americas.