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The Clue

A patron of Columbus (9 letter answer)

The Answer

FERDINAND

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Notes

The answer FERDINAND is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.

Definition

FERDINAND as a noun:

1. (Ferdinand, King Ferdinand, Ferdinand of Aragon, Ferdinand V, Ferdinand the Catholic) = 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)