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May 2, 700
reconquista
The Reconquista was when the people from Spain and Portugal united to take back their land from the Muslim. -
Aug 23, 801
Captured
Charlemagne captured Barcelona and eventually established Frankish control over the Spanish March the region between the Pyrenees and the Ebro River. -
Sep 29, 900
monarchy
Asturian kings, presenting themselves as the heirs to the Visigothic monarchy that had ruled Spain prior to the Muslim conquest, capitalized on dissension within the Moorish ranks and expanded their holdings. -
Jan 2, 1478
inquisition
The Inquisition was when the Catholic Church officials tortured Jews and Muslims to convert to Christianity. -
Feb 18, 1478
DANGER!!!!!
There was a believe that there was a danger in a church from the Jewish masquerading as being a beliver of Christ. -
Feb 23, 1478
start of the inquisition
In 1478 Pope Sixtus, allowed Ferdinand and Isabella to establish a special branch of the Inquisition in Spain. -
Apr 16, 1480
the first
The first grand Inquisitor was appointed in 1480 He is Tomas de Torquemada, who himself comes from a family of converted Jews. -
Aug 13, 1482
explusion of muslims and jews
In the 14th century, war started between the Muslims and the Christians. It keep going and at one point it reached its boiling point under the marriage of Ferdinand of Aragon to Isabella of castile. -
Nov 23, 1482
the purge
They began the quest to purge Spain of Muslim rule by invading Muslim-held Granada. -
Feb 17, 1492
another happy ending
Reconquista was preserved in the subsequent Spanish emphasis on religious uniformity, evidenced by the strong influence of the Inquisition and the expulsion of people of Moorish and Jewish descent. -
when it eneded
The Inquisition was reconstituted when Ferdinand VII recovered the throne.