ferdinand and isabella, 1479-1516

In Spain in 1492, fourteen-year-old Maria, a Catholic orphan, becomes a servant to a wealthy family of Conversos, converted Jews, at a time when the Jews are being expelled from the country and when the Inquisition is diligently searching for religious heretics.

Examines the life and accomplishments of the Spanish queen who brought political and religious unity to her kingdom and made it possible for Columbus to sail west.

A history of the reign of Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain, who united the country and freed it from the Moors, gave aid to Columbus, ordered the expulsion or conversion of Jews and Moors, and built the framework for modern Spain.

Fourteen-year-old Jerry Luna, mute since her mother's disappearance, is sent to her great-great aunt Constanza's house, where she discovers a trunk that draws her into the world of her ancestors during the Spanish Inquisition.

Chronicles the life of Queen Isabella of Spain, covering such topics as the Spanish Inquisition and the queen's patronage of Christopher Columbus's voyage to the New World.

A biography of the king and queen whose marriage led to the unification of Spain and who increased the country's power by conquering the Moors and sending Columbus to America.

Fourteen-year-old Jerry Luna, mute since her mother's disappearance, is sent to her great-great-aunt Constanza's house, where she discovers a trunk that draws her into the world of her ancestors during the Spanish Inquisition.

Because she is a Marrano, thirteen-year-old Isabel suffers the harrowing experience of expulsion from Spain during the reign of King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella.