Joanna of Castile

"Juana I de Castilla"
Spanish A2 writing exercise

Learn about Joanna of Castile, a Spanish queen from the 15th-16th centuries.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "believer (religious person)", "convent" and "crazy".

I’ll give you some sentences to translate into Spanish

  • I’ll show you where you make mistakes
  • I’ll keep track of what you need to practise
  • Change my choices if you want
Start the exercise

Here's a preview of the text for the writing challenge, when you're ready click the start button above:

Joanna was born in Toledo in 1476. Daughter of the Catholic Kings, she was queen of Castile, Aragon and Navarre. When she was little, she learned Latin, music, protocol and religion, although she was not a believer. She was also an excellent rider and she loved riding a horse. She spent her last years locked up in a convent because it was said that she was crazy. She died in Tordesillas in 1555.

Getting that for you now...