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661
Umayyad Caliphate
Developed from the same clan of Mohammed, "headquarters" relocated to Medina to get a grasp of greater control. -
711
Tariq’s Invasion
Initially based on no resistance landing
Invaded following spring 711
7-10,000 Berbers
Burned the ships
Presence unnoticed by Visigothic authority -
771
Overthrow Of Cordoba
(711- Umayyad military commander Tariq ibn Ziyad kills Roderic and establishes Umayyad control in Hispania)
750- Umayyad Caliphate in the Middle East is toppled by Abbasids
Surviving members of Umayyad Caliphate flee to Cordoba and establish emirate
Emirate- rule of an emir (ruler) -
Jan 1, 1357
Nicolas Eymeric
Nicolas Eymeric was a theologian, born in Spain in 1320. He joined the Dominican Order at a very young age. he received the Habit from Petrus Carpi in 1334. He quickly got a reputation for Theological knowledge. He began writing in 1351, his writings included a philological character Nicolas Roselli a great inquisitor of Aragon. He was appointed as the successor in the Inquisition in 1357. -
1391
Massacres of Jews across Spain; thousands forced to convert to Christianity
Muslims were forced to convert to christianity or else be killed or moved out. -
1478
Pope Sixtus Authorizes Catholics to Name Inquisitors
"In 1478 Pope Sixtus IV issued a papal bull, or decree, authorizing the Catholic Monarchs to name inquisitors in order to enforce religious uniformity and to expel Jews from Spain. Ferdinand and Isabella sought to use the Inquisition to increase their absolute power over the centralized regime." -
1481
First auto de fe in Sevilla
"The first auto-da-fé took place at Sevilla in 1481; the last, in Mexico in 1850. The ceremonies, which became increasingly elaborate and spectacular, were normally staged in the city plaza, often in the presence of royalty" -
Nov 25, 1491
Treaty of Granada
"The Treaty of Granada, also known as the Surrender of Granada or simply the Capitulations,[1] was signed and ratified on November 25, 1491,[2] between Boabdil, the sultan of Granada, and Ferdinand and Isabella, the King and Queen of Castile, León, Aragon and Sicily. It ended the Granada War, which had started in 1482 and culminated in the siege and battle of Granada, which began in spring 1491." -
Mar 31, 1492
Decree Of Alhambra
"The Alhambra Decree (also known as the Edict of Expulsion; Spanish: Decreto de la Alhambra, Edicto de Granada) was an edict issued on 31 March 1492, by the joint Catholic Monarchs of Spain (Isabella I of Castile and Ferdinand II of Aragon) ordering the expulsion of practicing Jews from the Crowns of Castile and Aragon" -
European Inquisitions
Rome created it's own inquisition when Pope Paul ||| created the Supreme Sacred Congregation. This helped put Galileo to trial. in 1633.