{"id":2680,"date":"2026-10-09T08:20:14","date_gmt":"2026-10-09T06:20:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ticketsgranadacristiana.com\/history-of-october-12-in-granada-columbus-and-isabella\/"},"modified":"2026-10-09T08:23:04","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T06:23:04","slug":"history-of-october-12-in-granada-columbus-and-isabella","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ticketsgranadacristiana.com\/en\/history-of-october-12-in-granada-columbus-and-isabella\/","title":{"rendered":"History of October 12 in Granada: Columbus and Isabella"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\n  \"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n  \"@graph\": [\n    {\n      \"@type\": \"BlogPosting\",\n      \"@id\": \"https:\/\/ticketsgranadacristiana.com\/es\/historia-12-de-octubre-granada\/#article\",\n      \"headline\": \"La historia detr\u00e1s del 12 de octubre y Granada\",\n      \"description\": \"Del 2 de enero de 1492 al testamento de Isabel la Cat\u00f3lica: c\u00f3mo Granada, Santa Fe y la Capilla Real forman parte de la historia del 12 de octubre.\",\n      \"inLanguage\": \"es\",\n      \"datePublished\": \"2026-10-09\",\n      \"dateModified\": \"2026-10-09\",\n      \"mainEntityOfPage\": {\n        \"@type\": \"WebPage\",\n        \"@id\": \"https:\/\/ticketsgranadacristiana.com\/es\/historia-12-de-octubre-granada\/\"\n      },\n      \"author\": {\n        \"@type\": \"Organization\",\n        \"name\": \"Tickets Granada Cristiana\",\n        \"url\": \"https:\/\/ticketsgranadacristiana.com\/\"\n      },\n      \"publisher\": {\n        \"@type\": \"Organization\",\n        \"name\": \"Tickets Granada Cristiana\",\n        \"url\": \"https:\/\/ticketsgranadacristiana.com\/\"\n      }\n    },\n    {\n      \"@type\": \"FAQPage\",\n      \"@id\": \"https:\/\/ticketsgranadacristiana.com\/es\/historia-12-de-octubre-granada\/#faq\",\n      \"mainEntity\": [\n        {\n          \"@type\": \"Question\",\n          \"name\": \"\u00bfQu\u00e9 se celebra el 12 de octubre en Espa\u00f1a?\",\n          \"acceptedAnswer\": {\n            \"@type\": \"Answer\",\n            \"text\": \"Se celebra la Fiesta Nacional de Espa\u00f1a, que la Ley 18\/1987 fij\u00f3 el 12 de octubre en recuerdo de la llegada de Col\u00f3n a Am\u00e9rica en 1492. 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The city surrendered to the Catholic Monarchs on January 2, 1492, and on April 17, at the Royal Palace of Santa Fe, just outside Granada, the monarchs signed the Capitulations that made the voyage possible. Furthermore, on October 12, 1504, Isabella the Catholic dictated her will, in which she requested to be buried in Granada, where she rests today in the Royal Chapel.  <\/p>\n<h2 id=\"1492\" style=\"color:#2b2b2b;margin:36px 0 12px;\">October 12, 1492: What Is Remembered<\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-size:16px;line-height:1.7;color:#333;\">Christopher Columbus set sail from Palos de la Frontera on August 3, 1492, with three ships\u2014the Santa Mar\u00eda, the Pinta, and the Ni\u00f1a\u2014and sighted land on October 12 on the island of Guanahan\u00ed, in the Bahamas. Columbus believed he was reaching the shores of Asia; the encounter between Europe and the Americas began with that geographical misunderstanding. <\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size:16px;line-height:1.7;color:#333;\">That day is the one that Spain later designated as a national holiday. But reaching that point required lengthy negotiations with the Catholic Monarchs, and much of that process was decided in Granada and its surrounding areas. <\/p>\n<h2 id=\"antes-de-colon\" style=\"color:#2b2b2b;margin:36px 0 12px;\">Granada Before Columbus: The War That Set Everything Back<\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-size:16px;line-height:1.7;color:#333;\">According to the Santa Fe Municipal Archives, the Catholic Monarchs postponed their decision on Columbus\u2019s project until the war in Granada had ended. In the meantime, Isabella and Ferdinand set up their headquarters at a military camp in La Vega, on the site of which the town of Santa Fe was eventually founded. <\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size:16px;line-height:1.7;color:#333;\">It was in that royal chapel that the terms of surrender with Boabdil for the handover of Granada were signed on November 25, 1491, and on January 2, 1492, the city surrendered. With the atmosphere of victory now in full swing, the monarchs returned to the pending matter. If you want to understand what that January 2 meant, read <a href=\"https:\/\/ticketsgranadacristiana.com\/en\/january-2nd-royal-chapel-history-symbolism-catholic-monarchs\/\" style=\"color:#8c6a2f;\">about January 2 and the symbolism of the Royal Chapel<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<div style=\"overflow-x:auto;margin:24px 0;\"><table style=\"border-collapse:collapse;width:100%;font-size:15px;line-height:1.6;color:#333;\"><thead><tr><th style=\"background:#2b2b2b;color:#fff;padding:10px 16px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #e0e0e0;\">Date<\/th><th style=\"background:#2b2b2b;color:#fff;padding:10px 16px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #e0e0e0;\">Event<\/th><th style=\"background:#2b2b2b;color:#fff;padding:10px 16px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #e0e0e0;\">Connection to Granada<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td style=\"padding:10px 16px;border:1px solid #e0e0e0;vertical-align:top;\">Nov. 25, 1491<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 16px;border:1px solid #e0e0e0;vertical-align:top;\">Terms of Surrender for Granada<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 16px;border:1px solid #e0e0e0;vertical-align:top;\">Signed in Santa Fe<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:10px 16px;border:1px solid #e0e0e0;vertical-align:top;background:#f9f9f9;\">Jan. 2, 1492<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 16px;border:1px solid #e0e0e0;vertical-align:top;background:#f9f9f9;\">Surrender of Granada<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 16px;border:1px solid #e0e0e0;vertical-align:top;background:#f9f9f9;\">End of the war and of the Nasrid monarchy<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:10px 16px;border:1px solid #e0e0e0;vertical-align:top;\">April 17, 1492<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 16px;border:1px solid #e0e0e0;vertical-align:top;\">The Treaty of Santa Fe with Columbus<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 16px;border:1px solid #e0e0e0;vertical-align:top;\">Signed at the royal estate of Santa Fe, near Granada<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:10px 16px;border:1px solid #e0e0e0;vertical-align:top;background:#f9f9f9;\">April 30, 1492<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 16px;border:1px solid #e0e0e0;vertical-align:top;background:#f9f9f9;\">Columbus\u2019s Titles and Order to Palos to Provide Ships for His Use<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 16px;border:1px solid #e0e0e0;vertical-align:top;background:#f9f9f9;\">Documents issued by the monarchs from Granada<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:10px 16px;border:1px solid #e0e0e0;vertical-align:top;\">August 3, 1492<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 16px;border:1px solid #e0e0e0;vertical-align:top;\">Departure from Palos de la Frontera<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 16px;border:1px solid #e0e0e0;vertical-align:top;\">Start of the first voyage<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:10px 16px;border:1px solid #e0e0e0;vertical-align:top;background:#f9f9f9;\">Oct. 12, 1492<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 16px;border:1px solid #e0e0e0;vertical-align:top;background:#f9f9f9;\">Arrival in Guanahani (Bahamas)<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 16px;border:1px solid #e0e0e0;vertical-align:top;background:#f9f9f9;\">National Holiday Date<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:10px 16px;border:1px solid #e0e0e0;vertical-align:top;\">Oct. 12, 1504<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 16px;border:1px solid #e0e0e0;vertical-align:top;\">Will of Isabella the Catholic<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 16px;border:1px solid #e0e0e0;vertical-align:top;\">She asks to be buried in Granada<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div>\n<h2 id=\"capitulaciones\" style=\"color:#2b2b2b;margin:36px 0 12px;\">The Terms of the Surrender of Santa Fe<\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-size:16px;line-height:1.7;color:#333;\">On April 17, 1492, Ferdinand of Aragon, Isabella of Castile, and Christopher Columbus signed the terms of the voyage in Santa Fe. In exchange for his expedition, Columbus was granted the titles of admiral, viceroy, and governor of the lands he might discover. On April 30, the monarchs issued the charters and ordered Palos de la Frontera to make ships available to the explorer.  <\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size:16px;line-height:1.7;color:#333;\">The document is so widely recognized that it has been part of UNESCO\u2019s Memory of the World Register since 2009. The text is known through copies and records preserved in archives such as the Crown of Aragon Archive, the General Archive of the Indies, and the Simancas Archive. You can view the facsimile and its context at the <a href=\"https:\/\/archivomunicipaldesantafe.es\/plugins\/arDatalibB5Plugin\/images\/facsimilares\/Capitulaciones_fac.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"color:#8c6a2f;\">Santa Fe Municipal Archive<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<h2 id=\"testamento-1504\" style=\"color:#2b2b2b;margin:36px 0 12px;\">October 12, 1504: Isabel's will<\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-size:16px;line-height:1.7;color:#333;\">Exactly twelve years after her arrival in the Bahamas, on October 12, 1504, Isabella the Catholic drew up her will in Medina del Campo. Among her provisions, she ordered that, if she died outside of Granada, her body be transferred to that city. She died on November 26, 1504, and her remains rest today in the Royal Chapel, alongside those of Ferdinand. You can read more about <a href=\"https:\/\/ticketsgranadacristiana.com\/en\/burial-isabel-catholic\/\" style=\"color:#8c6a2f;\">the funeral of Isabella the Catholic<\/a>.   <\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size:16px;line-height:1.7;color:#333;\">Three days before his death, on November 23, he signed a codicil containing a clause regarding the inhabitants of the Indies: he requested that they not be harmed, either personally or in their property, and that they be treated fairly. To what extent this wish was fulfilled is a question that historians continue to debate. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ub.edu\/duoda\/diferencia\/html\/es\/primario16.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"color:#8c6a2f;\">will published by the University of Barcelona<\/a> allows readers to view the original text.  <\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size:16px;line-height:1.7;color:#333;\">If you want to learn more about the queen from Granada, the <a href=\"https:\/\/ticketsgranadacristiana.com\/en\/routes\/the-isabel-la-catolica-trail-the-soul-of-a-queen-wife-and-mother\/\" style=\"color:#8c6a2f;\">guided tour \u201cIsabel la Cat\u00f3lica: Soul of a Queen, Wife, and Mother\u201d<\/a> traces her legacy in the city.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"nombre-de-la-fiesta\" style=\"color:#2b2b2b;margin:36px 0 12px;\">From \"Fiesta de la Raza\" to \"National Holiday\"<\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-size:16px;line-height:1.7;color:#333;\">The name of the holiday has changed over time. In 1918, it was declared a national holiday under the name Fiesta de la Raza; a decree dated January 10, 1958, officially designated it as Hispanic Heritage Day; and in 1981, a royal decree named it the National Holiday of Spain and Hispanic Heritage Day. Law 18\/1987, dated October 7, established October 12 as Spain\u2019s National Holiday without mentioning the word \u201cHispanidad.\u201d  <\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size:16px;line-height:1.7;color:#333;\">Outside of Spain, the date is also observed in different ways: in the United States, it is Columbus Day; in Venezuela, Indigenous Resistance Day; and in Argentina, Cultural Diversity Day. Understanding the facts helps us grasp why some celebrate, others reflect, and still others honor the memory of Indigenous peoples. <\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size:16px;line-height:1.7;color:#333;\">October 12 is also the feast day of Our Lady of the Pillar. Granada Cathedral has a chapel dedicated to this title, which you can explore in <a href=\"https:\/\/ticketsgranadacristiana.com\/en\/chapel-of-the-virgen-del-pilar-in-granada-cathedral\/\" style=\"color:#8c6a2f;\">the Chapel of Our Lady of the Pillar at Granada Cathedral<\/a>. <\/p>\n<h2 id=\"granada-en-america\" style=\"color:#2b2b2b;margin:36px 0 12px;\">Granada on the Map of the Americas<\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-size:16px;line-height:1.7;color:#333;\">The name \u201cGranada\u201d crossed the Atlantic very early on. In 1524, Francisco Hern\u00e1ndez de C\u00f3rdoba founded the city of Granada in Nicaragua, on the shores of Lake Cocibolca. And between 1536 and 1538, Gonzalo Jim\u00e9nez de Quesada named the territories of what is now central Colombia the New Kingdom of Granada: as he himself explained, he did so because he had lived in the Kingdom of Granada and because the lands reminded him of it. His place of birth, incidentally, remains a subject of debate between Granada and C\u00f3rdoba.   <\/p>\n<h2 id=\"monumento\" style=\"color:#2b2b2b;margin:36px 0 12px;\">Columbus and Isabella in Isabel la Cat\u00f3lica Square<\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-size:16px;line-height:1.7;color:#333;\">In the center of Granada, next to the Gran V\u00eda de Col\u00f3n, sculptor Mariano Benlliure erected a monument in 1892 to mark the fourth centennial: Columbus presents his plan to Isabella the Catholic in the scene of the Capitulations. Its official dedication was scheduled for October 12, 1892, but the ceremony could not take place as planned, and the monument was dedicated on November 2. It was originally located on the Paseo del Sal\u00f3n and was later moved to the square that today bears the queen\u2019s name, just a few minutes\u2019 walk from the Royal Chapel. Admission is free, and it is always open to the public.   <\/p>\n<h2 id=\"visitar\" style=\"color:#2b2b2b;margin:36px 0 12px;\">How to Spend October 12 in Granada<\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-size:16px;line-height:1.7;color:#333;\">In 2026, October 12 falls on a Monday, so Granada will enjoy a three-day weekend. If you want to follow the thread of this story, a good route takes you from the square with the monument to the Royal Chapel, then to the Cathedral, and, as evening falls, to SILENTIA. To plan your long weekend, check out <a href=\"https:\/\/ticketsgranadacristiana.com\/en\/what-to-see-granada-october-long-weekend\/\" style=\"color:#8c6a2f;\">the guide on what to see in Granada during the October long weekend<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<div style=\"overflow-x:auto;margin:24px 0;\"><table style=\"border-collapse:collapse;width:100%;font-size:15px;line-height:1.6;color:#333;\"><thead><tr><th style=\"background:#2b2b2b;color:#fff;padding:10px 16px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #e0e0e0;\">Location<\/th><th style=\"background:#2b2b2b;color:#fff;padding:10px 16px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #e0e0e0;\">What to look for in this story<\/th><th style=\"background:#2b2b2b;color:#fff;padding:10px 16px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #e0e0e0;\">Status as of October 9, 2026<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td style=\"padding:10px 16px;border:1px solid #e0e0e0;vertical-align:top;\">Isabel la Cat\u00f3lica Square<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 16px;border:1px solid #e0e0e0;vertical-align:top;\">Monument to Columbus and Isabella (Benlliure, 1892)<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 16px;border:1px solid #e0e0e0;vertical-align:top;\">Public space, free admission<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:10px 16px;border:1px solid #e0e0e0;vertical-align:top;background:#f9f9f9;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ticketsgranadacristiana.com\/en\/monuments\/royal-chapel-of-granada\/\" style=\"color:#8c6a2f;\">Royal Chapel<\/a><\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 16px;border:1px solid #e0e0e0;vertical-align:top;background:#f9f9f9;\">Tombs of Isabella and Ferdinand<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 16px;border:1px solid #e0e0e0;vertical-align:top;background:#f9f9f9;\">Open to visitors since its reopening on August 20. \u20ac7 general admission, \u20ac5 reduced admission<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:10px 16px;border:1px solid #e0e0e0;vertical-align:top;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ticketsgranadacristiana.com\/en\/monuments\/granada-cathedral\/\" style=\"color:#8c6a2f;\">Granada Cathedral<\/a><\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 16px;border:1px solid #e0e0e0;vertical-align:top;\">Chapel of Our Lady of the Pillar and Kerygma Exhibition<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 16px;border:1px solid #e0e0e0;vertical-align:top;\">Open to visitors starting September 11; Kerygma exhibition runs through the end of November<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:10px 16px;border:1px solid #e0e0e0;vertical-align:top;background:#f9f9f9;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ticketsgranadacristiana.com\/en\/monuments\/silentia-immersive-night-tour-of-la-cartuja\/\" style=\"color:#8c6a2f;\">SILENTIA<\/a> (Cartuja)<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 16px;border:1px solid #e0e0e0;vertical-align:top;background:#f9f9f9;\">Immersive Night Tour<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 16px;border:1px solid #e0e0e0;vertical-align:top;background:#f9f9f9;\">Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, the days before holidays, and holidays. \u20ac18 general admission, \u20ac15 reduced admission<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-size:16px;line-height:1.7;color:#333;\">Holidays may have their own hours. In previous years, the Royal Chapel has been open only in the afternoon on October 12, so check the <a href=\"https:\/\/ticketsgranadacristiana.com\/en\/schedules\/\" style=\"color:#8c6a2f;\">hours<\/a> page before you go and review the <a href=\"https:\/\/ticketsgranadacristiana.com\/en\/rates\/\" style=\"color:#8c6a2f;\">official admission fees<\/a>. If you want to visit several monuments, the <a href=\"https:\/\/ticketsgranadacristiana.com\/en\/combined-ticket\/\" style=\"color:#8c6a2f;\">Combo Ticket<\/a> lets you visit multiple sites with a single purchase. And you can buy tickets for the Royal Chapel on its <a href=\"https:\/\/ticketsgranadacristiana.com\/en\/buy-tickets\/royal-chapel-of-granada\/\" style=\"color:#8c6a2f;\">official ticketing website<\/a>.   <\/p>\n<h2 id=\"faq\" style=\"color:#2b2b2b;margin:36px 0 12px;\">Preguntas frecuentes<\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"color:#2b2b2b;margin:24px 0 8px;\">What is celebrated on October 12 in Spain?<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-size:16px;line-height:1.7;color:#333;\">Spain celebrates its National Day, which Law 18\/1987 established as October 12 in commemoration of Columbus\u2019s arrival in the Americas in 1492. It is also the feast day of Our Lady of the Pillar. <\/p>\n<h3 style=\"color:#2b2b2b;margin:24px 0 8px;\">What does Granada have to do with October 12?<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-size:16px;line-height:1.7;color:#333;\">Granada was the setting for the events that made the voyage possible: the city\u2019s surrender on January 2, 1492, and the signing, in Santa Fe, of the Capitulations with Columbus on April 17. Furthermore, Isabella the Catholic made her will on October 12, 1504, and asked to be buried in Granada. <\/p>\n<h3 style=\"color:#2b2b2b;margin:24px 0 8px;\">Where were the Santa Fe Capitulations signed?<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-size:16px;line-height:1.7;color:#333;\">In the town of Santa Fe, in the Vega de Granada, on April 17, 1492. Santa Fe grew out of the camp that the Catholic Monarchs established during the War of Granada. <\/p>\n<h3 style=\"color:#2b2b2b;margin:24px 0 8px;\">What happened on October 12, 1504?<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-size:16px;line-height:1.7;color:#333;\">Isabel la Cat\u00f3lica drew up her will in Medina del Campo. Among other things, she ordered that her body be taken to Granada if she died outside the city. She died on November 26, 1504.  <\/p>\n<h3 style=\"color:#2b2b2b;margin:24px 0 8px;\">Is October 12, 2026, a holiday?<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-size:16px;line-height:1.7;color:#333;\">Yes. National Day is a holiday throughout Spain, and in 2026 it falls on a Monday, making for a long weekend. <\/p>\n<h3 style=\"color:#2b2b2b;margin:24px 0 8px;\">Will the Cathedral and the Royal Chapel be open to visitors on October 12, 2026?<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-size:16px;line-height:1.7;color:#333;\">As of October 9, 2026, both monuments are open to visitors following the August earthquakes. 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