Beatriz de Bobadilla, the young lover of Ferdinand the Catholic and Columbus whom Queen Elizabeth planned to assassinate

We all imagine the court of the

as one of the most religious and exemplary of its time, but the reality is very different.

The Catholic Monarchs, two very young

by multiple enemies in their respective kingdoms, named sovereign against all odds, did not have their parents to instruct them in the difficult art of power.

, a man more entertained with

and involved in different conflicts in Italy and Navarra, than in taking too much care of his second son.

Furthermore, his kingdoms were deeply divided and he left

Ferdinand a

For her part,

was raised to have a profitable marriage, as her half-brother Henry IV of Castile was

followed by her younger brother Alfonso.

The problem began when Enrique was unable to have offspring, in fact he was known as

but after his daughter Juana was born, the dynastic cause became even more complicated, although everyone began to whisper that she really

his adviser .

.

poisoned

After a civil war in Castile and the attempt to

the young princess was engaged to Pedro de Girón, a man in his forties who ruled the order of Calatrava, but before he could marry her he

.

Isabel also refused to marry the king of Portugal and France, but after the death of her brother Alfonso, it is believed that he was

, for the king it was very important that her marriage separated her from the court, to

Juan II of Aragón

although being cousins ​​they could not marry without a papal dispensation.

Isabel's advisers did not hesitate to

and sign the Cervera marriage certificate on March 5, 1469.

In order to be able to marry,

and met Fernando who had crossed Castile

for some merchants.

After several setbacks, on October 19 they were married at the Palacio de Viveros in Valladolid.

The young marriage had joined illegally,

, which made them

several lovers

Isabella came to the throne of Castile through a civil war and, together with her husband Fernando, managed to bring together almost all the kingdoms of the Peninsula under her command.

Fernando was unfaithful to his wife before and after marriage.

The best known of his mistresses was

with whom he conceived two bastards.

as a lover ,

a commoner with whom he fathered a daughter.

The list of infidelities was very long, although

.

Beatriz de Bobadilla was

the queen's best friend and courtesan.

Her beauty was legendary, so it didn't take her long to fall in love with the master of Calatrava, of whom she was her lover;

She immediately dazzled King Ferdinand, always attentive to beautiful courtesans.

The 20-year-old saw how her lover,

opportunely in a battle, which made it easier for the king to become her new lover.

The queen,

of having her rival at court, planned to assassinate her, but her aunt interceded for the young woman

.

The departure of the young woman did not end the frenzy of the Court.

When Queen Elizabeth left the palace parties, they often

where courtesans and nobles gave free rein to her passions.

Beatriz de Bobadilla always wanted to return to the Peninsula and

on those who had sent her into island exile.

After the

at the hands of the Guanches, the still young governor of La Gomera returned to court.

with whom she began a

Cruel and with a great sexual appetite

King Ferdinand tried again to become her lover and

tried again to send her to the Canary Islands.

We know that on La Gomera, Beatriz received Christopher Columbus, who passed through the island on three of his voyages.

It is possible that the governor

the admiral, but he never wanted to commit.

Beatriz then married Alonso Fernández de Lugo, conqueror of the island of Tenerife.

The governor

.

She having lovers among the Guanche leaders, black slaves, other soldiers and lords, in addition to the king and Christopher Columbus.

Isabel

which made her hate Beatriz again and could be the cause of her premature death.

Neither catholic nor moralist

The Court of the Catholic Monarchs was characterized by its

and high-

and other methods of murder.

In fact, Niccolò Machiavelli was inspired by Ferdinand the Catholic to write his famous book

, where he reflected

for and maintenance of power by the monarchs of his time.

The court was not very Catholic,

despite the fact that Isabel together with Cardinal Cisneros promoted the reform of the religious orders, nor was it too

, since

were too common in the court of the Catholic Monarchs.

Our particular Game of Thrones has nothing to envy to the famous television series, Isabel and Fernando, Fernando and Isabel, were without a doubt our patriotic Stark and Lannister.

Mario Escobar is a historian, novelist, essayist and lecturer.

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