For more history you can visit the home of King Ferdinand, this beautiful palace was built in the 11th century and still stands today, a national monument to past monarchs. In 1469, Ferdinand married Isabella I of Castile, and in 1474 they assumed joint rule of Castle. The royal couple, known as the Catholic kings, set out with energetic determination to complete the unification, and Granada who would have no part, fell to them in 1492.

In the same year Ferdinand and Isabella took the fateful step of expelling from their kingdoms all Jews who refused to accept Christianity. One of the effects of this measure was to deprive Spain of a valuable cultural and economic community. The expulsion of the Moors in 1502 had less impact, due to the fact that many more Moors than Jews chose to pretend to accept Christianity and remain in Spain. The Catholic kings also instituted the Inquisition in Spain to bolster religious and political unity. Their reign was crucial in the history of the world as well as that of Spain.