Ferdinand II of Aragon
1452 – 1516 Aragonese King of Aragon, co-sponsor of the Inquisition and 1492 expulsion
King who co-signed the Alhambra Decree that expelled Spain's Jews in 1492.
- Religion
- Roman Catholicism
- Affiliations
- Crown of Aragon; Catholic Monarchs with Isabella I
Ferdinand ruled Aragon and joined with Isabella of Castile as the 'Catholic Monarchs' who consolidated Spain. Together they set up the Spanish Inquisition and, in 1492, ordered the Jews to convert or go into exile. Court financiers such as Abraham Senior and Isaac Abarbanel lobbied him against the decree, without success.