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nounChristian martyr and patron saint of travellers (3rd century)
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- isabella the queen of Castile whose marriage to Ferdinand of Aragon in 1469 marked the beginning of the modern state of Spain; they instituted the Spanish Inquisition in 1478 and sponsored the voyages of Christopher Columbus in 1492 (1451-1504)
- ferdinand the king of Castile and Aragon who ruled jointly with his wife Isabella; his marriage to Isabella I in 1469 marked the beginning of the modern state of Spain and their capture of Granada from the Moors in 1492 united Spain as one country; they instituted the Spanish Inquisition in 1478 and supported the expedition of Christopher Columbus in 1492 (1452-1516)
- columbian of or relating to Christopher Columbus
- sombrero one of the islands of Saint Christopher-Nevis
- nevis one of the islands of Saint Christopher-Nevis
- saint kitts the largest of the islands comprising Saint Christopher-Nevis
- discovery day a legal holiday commemorating the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus
- basseterre the capital of Saint Kitts and Nevis on the island of Saint Christopher
- isabella i the queen of Castile whose marriage to Ferdinand of Aragon in 1469 marked the beginning of the modern state of Spain; they instituted the Spanish Inquisition in 1478 and sponsored the voyages of Christopher Columbus in 1492 (1451-1504)
- october 12 a legal holiday commemorating the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus