Isabel — Season 2

After the coronation of Isabel, the first marital problems broke out. Fernando believes that Isabel exercises functions that he considers proper to a male monarch and feels displaced.The personal struggle between them muddies the beginning of the reign and his enemies, particularly Archbishop Carrillo, try to take advantage of their differences. The danger lurks. The fabled nobles ally themselves and resort to Portugal to proclaim their niece Juana la Beltraneja queen.For many, Isabel has usurped the throne and is not legitimized. She is willing to fight until the end. But first she will have to earn her husband's support and it will not be an easy task.

Fernando and Isabel are in luck ... the queen is pregnant! A male would bring a little tranquility to the kingdom, the succession would be guaranteed.But the war against Portugal and the marital problems of Isabel and Fernando will endanger the Crown ...Isabel will be more implacable than ever!Meanwhile, in the court of Portugal, they will dress in mourning ...

Will Fernando and Isabel overcome his betrayal? How will the abortion that has suffered affect the queen's health?The war intensifies and the future of Castile continues in the air.There are still two queens for the same throne and the Church and the Jewish money will decide which of the two sits on it

While the last pockets of "Juanista" resistance are falling, Isabel is torn between imposing harsh penalties on the vanquished nobles or agreeing with them.But Diego Pacheco, one of the main enemy caudillos, refuses to capitulate. On the other hand, Isabel can not conceive a new child and attributes her sterility to divine punishment.The shadows on his succession will be more threatening when an uprising in Segovia endangers the life of Princess Isabel, her sole heiress.Isabel is surprised to know the cause of the revolt: a plot of corruption orchestrated by his faithful Andrés Cabrera.

Pacified Old Castile, the queen travels to convulsed Seville to impose order and justice.There he must face those responsible for the chaos in the city: the Duke of Medina-Sidonia and the Marquis of Cádiz.In Seville, Isabel is aware of the problem posed by the false converts and, also there, the Jewish doctor Lorenzo Badoz diagnoses her gynecological malignancy and suggests a small intervention. Beatriz de Osorio, niece of Beatriz de Bobadilla, joins the Court. The young, sweet and kind, becomes Elizabeth's confidant but shows an unusual interest for the king.Meanwhile, in the Nasrid kingdom of Granada, Emir Muley Hacén falls in love with Isabel de Solís, a Christian captive. For love challenges Castilla. The emir's attitude alarms the jealous Aixa, the wife and mother of the Boabdil heir.

Isabel gives birth to Prince Juan. The kings see their objectives fulfilled: the definitive victory over Portugal and a male heir to the crowns of Castile and Aragon. However, Isabel does not give up until she manages to lock her enemy Juana in a convent. But the consequences of being a mother and queen are manifested in all its harshness in the high price you will have to pay to sign the peace.Isabel and Fernando differ on the convenience of agreeing with France and implanting the Inquisition, two matters of great importance for the future of the kingdom. Both try to achieve their goals behind the other. When Fernando knows he will feel betrayed. Beatriz de Osorio takes advantage of conjugal disagreements

Infanta Juan has been born. He is a healthy and awake baby. However, the queen's physicist fears the consequences of a new pregnancy and imposes a severe test on the kings. Fernando, for his part, wants to resume the adulterous relationship with Beatriz de Osorio, despite the apparent opposition to it.Later he will discover that Bobadilla's niece conceals dangerous intentions.In Granada, Muley Hacén intends to turn Nasr, the son he has fathered with Isabel de Solís, into an heir. To do this, he calls the court to his brother, El Zagal, aware of the bitterness accumulated by Aixa and afraid of the reaction that his decision may cause.

Isabel still feels humiliated by Fernando's adventure with Beatriz de Osorio. Resentment and the fear that such an offense will repeat itself will weigh down his commitments as ruler. The council of fray Hernando de Talavera will facilitate the necessary reunion of the monarchs, but they will have to be Isabel and Fernando who solve their disagreements.Meanwhile, Aixa continues to conspire to make his son Boabdil an emir. But this does not seem possible as long as Muley Hacén and his son Nasr are alive. Aixa will decide to give the final blow in a delicate moment, because the Nasrids plan to attack Zahara and take the Christian village by surprise.

The war against Granada has just begun.Isabel and Fernando need funds to pay for their particular crusade against the infidel and will do whatever it takes to get them. How will the Nazari kingdom react? Will Boabdil stay on the throne? The first successes in the war against Granada encouraged to carry out attacks of greater magnitude. However, the lack of means advises prudence. Fernando, however, is forced to launch an offensive to please the impatient nobles. Fortunately for Isabel and Fernando, the Muslim side is divided. Despite the lack of troops, a plan by Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba against the side of Boabdil will turn the contest around.

A navigator gets audience with Isabel. He wants Castilla to finance a trip that would open a new route to the Indies. It's Christopher Columbus. The queen is attracted to the idea, but in the middle of a war against the infidel it is difficult to gather the necessary means.The kings take advantage of the capture of Boabdil to launch him against the side of his father, now captained by El Zagal. Aixa and her son, however, have their own plans: they try to buy time to gather support. In the future, having got rid of their rivals in Granada, they will stop the Christians' feet.

Finally, the war in Granada can be decided if Málaga is subdued. The most important city of the kingdom, with a coveted exit to the sea, will not fall easily.While the siege continues, a Christian originally from Naples who lives in Malaga offers to betray El Zagal and open the doors of the city to the hosts of Fernando.Isabel de Solís returns to Isabel's court after her long captivity in Granada. He appears as the victim of the emir and his relationship with him is silent. When meeting Aixa with Isabel, she will have to give many explanations.

With Granada increasingly close to being conquered, despite the resistance of Boabdil, Isabel and Fernando will face a new problem: Prince Juan falls seriously ill. If the child does not overcome the crisis, who would inherit the throne?In spite of the warning that the conquest of Málaga has brought with blood and fire, Boabdil continues to take time to surrender Granada: he has obtained the support of the Turkish navy and believes he can resist the Castilians. Or at least renegotiate the capitulations.Unexpectedly, the link agreed between Alfonso of Portugal and Isabel de Aragón and Castilla becomes a marriage for love. The passion among young people has emerged immediately. Only his happiness disturbed the news that Prince Juan, successor of Isabel and Fernando, is seriously ill. If he died, Alfonso and Isabel would inherit the crowns of Castile, Aragon and Portugal.

Granada must surrender. This is what Boabdil has decided, seeing himself isolated and threatened. But he will not deliver the kingdom until the last moment. In his absence, Aixa chooses not to leave stone on stone. It is willing to destroy the Alhambra and immolate itself with its own rather than capitulate.In the court of Isabel already thinks about the future. The differences of opinion on what should be the fate of the money left over from the war comes to provoke the confrontation between the kings. Isabel is in favor of supporting the expedition of Columbus, but Fernando has not forgotten his promise to recover the counties occupied by the French.Torquemada believes that politics in occupied Grenada must be more forceful against the defeated infidels. Threatens to accuse the kings before Rome for tolerating heresy. To avoid losing the favor of the pope, Isabel and Fernando consider the expulsion of the Jews