Ferdinand of Aragon
Ferdinand II of Aragon (1452–1516), who unified Spain by marrying Isabella I of Castile in 1469, completed the Reconquista with the fall of Granada in 1492, sponsored Columbus's voyage, issued the Alhambra Decree expelling Jews, and established the Spanish Inquisition, shaping the foundations of a global Spanish empire.
- Nationality: spanish
- Roles: monarch
