Islamic Spain and the Inquisition

By ENJR
  • 711

    Hispania's Takeover

    Hispania's Takeover
    Umayyad military commander Tariq ibn Ziyad kills Roderic and establishes Umayyad control in Hispania
  • 750

    Umayyad Caliphate Toppled

    Umayyad Caliphate Toppled
    Umayyad Caliphate in the Middle East is toppled by Abbasids
  • 1084

    Victory of Toledo

    Victory of Toledo
    The Christians fight for Toledo for less than a year eventually winning and forming a strategic point for the reconquest Reconquest Presentation
  • 1099

    El Cid and Valenica

    El Cid and Valenica
    Almoravids take over Valencia, greatly slowing the Reconquista
  • 1108

    Battle of Ucles

    Battle of Ucles
    Almoravids vs Christians, Almoravids won but could not further approach Toledo
  • 1118

    Victory of Zaragoza

    Victory of Zaragoza
    King Alfonso takes over the city of Zaragoza later making it his capital
  • 1128

    Battle of Sao Mamede

    Battle of Sao Mamede
    Afonso defeats his mother and becomes prince
  • 1134

    Battle of Fraga

    Battle of Fraga
    Kingdom of Aragon vs the Almoravid forces, The Almoravids won
  • 1139

    Battle of Ourique

    Battle of Ourique
    Afonso Henriques was proclaimed the first King of Portugal by his troops
  • 1147

    Siege of Lisbon

    Siege of Lisbon
    Lisbon becomes underneath Portuguese control
  • 1212

    Las Navas De Tolosa

    Las Navas De Tolosa
    Three spanish kings establish victory over muslims
  • 1231

    Papal Inquisition

    Papal Inquisition
    Pope Gregory IX started this inquisition in order to capture and put on trial heretics
    Historical Overiew of the Inquisiton
  • 1236

    Siege of Córdoba

    Siege of Córdoba
    Ferdinand III ends muslim rule over Cordoba
  • 1357

    Nicholas Eymeric

    Nicholas Eymeric
    The inquisitor Nicholas Eymeric writes the Directorium Inquisitorum which were made to prevent extra persecution of heretics and worked to make punishments more towards confessions and penance
    [Inquisition])https://inquisition.library.nd.edu/history-brief)
  • 1391

    Massacre of 1391

    Massacre of 1391
    The massacre of jews in 1391 became a turning point for Spain showing its now intolerance forcing many people to convert for safety
    Ferrand Martinez and the Massacres of 1391
  • 1468

    Ferdinand II & Isabella I

    Ferdinand II & Isabella I
    Ferdinand II and Isabella unite spain by marriage
  • 1478

    The Beginning of the Spanish Inquisition

    The Beginning of the Spanish Inquisition
    Pope Sixtus IV grants King Ferdinand and Isabella their request to start an inquisition to get rid of the conversos that practiced their beliefs in secret.
    Inquisition
  • 1481

    The First Act of Faith

    The First Act of Faith
    Six conversos were burned at the stake for practicing Judaism.
    Act of Faith
  • 1491

    Treaty of Granada

    Treaty of Granada
    A treaty that allowed Muslim inhabitants to have tolerance and fair treatment.
    Allowed jews to convert or move within three years
  • 1492

    The Decree of Alhambra

    The Decree of Alhambra
    Ordering of Jews to leave the Kingdoms in Spain; Many jews were forced to renounce their faith or leave.
    Decree of Alhambra
  • 1517

    "Ninety-Five Thesis"

    "Ninety-Five Thesis"
    Martin Luther's Thesis went against the method of atonement for one's sins in the regard of paying money for the chance for redemption.
    Ninety-Five Thesis