Few queens have had such virtuous influence in history as Queen Isabel of Spain. She worked tirelessly to spread the faith and stood as a pillar of morality and justice even while surrounded by corruption.

“Her contemporaries uniformly and repeatedly testified to her extraordinary virtues, as have most historians since, Catholic or secular. Even those who vehemently disagree with some of her policies (such as her establishment of the Spanish Inquisition) cannot deny her spotless moral integrity, the harmony of her life with her faith, and the justice and benevolence of most of her rule.”