This post is a list of Spanish political leaders (level 4 vital articles on Wikipedia). There are 6 political leaders listed below chronologically. Source: Wikipedia
Isabella I of Castile (1451-1504)
"...Queen of Castile and León... also Queen of Aragon... wife of King Ferdinand II... end of the Reconquista and also the start of the Spanish Empire... won the War of the Castilian Succession... Alhambra Decree which ordered the expulsion of Jews from Spain, initiating the Spanish Inquisition... financing Christopher Columbus's 1492 voyage to the New World..." (Wikipedia: Isabella I of Castile, 2.12.26 UTC 18:34)
Ferdinand II of Aragon (1452-1516)
"...King of Aragon... husband and co-ruler of Queen Isabella I of Castile, he was also King of Castile... together they are known as the Catholic Monarchs... sponsoring the first voyage of Christopher Columbus in 1492... defeated Granada, the last Muslim state in Western Europe... conquered the Kingdom of Naples... conquered most of the Kingdom of Navarre..." (Wikipedia: Ferdinand II of Aragon, 1.30.25 UTC 19:09)
Philip II of Spain (1527-1598)
"...King of Spain from 1556, King of Portugal from 1580, and King of Naples and Sicily from 1554... also jure uxoris King of England and Ireland from his marriage to Queen Mary I in 1554... Duke of Milan from 1540... Lord of the Seventeen Provinces of the Netherlands... son of Emperor Charles V and Isabella of Portugal... following a dynastic crisis, forming the Iberian Union... Spanish conquests of the Inca Empire and the Philippines... during the Eighty Years' War, signed the Treaty of Joinville..." (Wikipedia: Philip II of Spain, 2.14.26 UTC 09:57)
Philip V of Spain (1683-1746)
"...king of Spain... total reign is the longest in the history of Spanish monarchy... his ascent to the throne precipitated the War of the Spanish Succession... born into the French House of Bourbon... his great-uncle King Charles II of Spain was childless... Charles named Philip as his heir in his will... removed the Spanish Netherlands and Spanish-controlled territories in Italy from the Spanish monarchy..." (Wikipedia: Philip V of Spain, 12.31.25 UTC 00:46)
Francisco Franco (1892-1975)
"...Spanish general who led the Nationalist forces in overthrowing the Second Spanish Republic during the Spanish Civil War... ruled over Spain from 1939 until his death in 1975... recognized as a fascist leader... repression of political opponents... forced labor, concentration camps and executions after the war... leader in the anti-communist movement..." (Wikipedia: Francisco Franco, 2.10.26 UTC 14:50)
Juan Carlos I (1938 - now)
"...member of the Spanish royal family who reigned as King of Spain from 1975 until his abdication in 2014... was expected to continue Franco's legacy but instead introduced reforms to dismantle the Francoist regime and to begin the Spanish transition to democracy..." (Wikipedia: Juan Carlos I, 2.13.26 UTC 08:33)
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