Today I took a little walk through the Cathedral and the Royal Chapel with a small group from ISA. The chapel is where The Catholic Queen and King, Isabel and Fernando are buried. They are called the Catholics because they were the first catholics to have control over all of Spain. They took control of Granada from the Moors in 1492, the same year they sent Columbus to find a way to India. The Chapel and tomb are extremely elaborate, what else can you expect from the first official Queen of Spain. It's pretty unique that they are buried in Granada. Almost every other King or Queen of Spain is buried in El Escorial en Segovia but Isabel wanted to be buried in Granada. Sometime in November, I'm going back to both places with my History of Art class to focus more on the architecture and the art work in the Cathedral and Chapel.
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