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Sep 23, 1464
The End Of The Inquisition
Although the Inquisition began to lose steam in the 16th century, the rumblings of it lasted for
generations, not coming to an official end until 1834. With the death of thousands, the Inquisition and
the Reconquista are generally considered the darkest days of Spanish history. However, the fear they
levied also served to unite Spain under the guise of the Catholic faith. In the end, it was not the Pope
who led this faith; it was the very wealthy and very feared Ferdinand and Isabella. -
Jul 21, 1469
Expulsion Of Muslims And Jews
In the 14th century, war between the Muslims and the
Christians continued and reached its boiling point under the
marriage of Ferdinand of Aragon to Isabella of Castile in
1469. With these two tying the knot, the large Christian
kingdoms of Aragon and Castile united and set their sights
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Aug 15, 1469
Reconquista and Inquisition
The Reconquista and especially the Inquisition
encompass one of the darkest times in Spanish
history. It was a time when faith, greed and
politics combined to bring about the deaths of
many. -
Sep 22, 1469
Muslim Control Of Spain
In the early 8th century, these kingdoms of Spain were invaded by
Muslim forces from North Africa. Within a few years of this invasion,
most of Spain was under Muslim control. Since the Muslims were an
advanced society, Spain prospered. -
Dec 24, 1478
Reconquista and Inquisition
The Reconquista and the Inquisition are two very important events that happened in the Middle Ages. The Inquisition was when the Catholic Church officials tortured Jews and Muslims to convert to Christianity. The Reconquista was when the people from Spain and Portugal united to take back their land from the Muslims. The Reconquista started in the early 700s and ended in 1492. The Inquisition started in 1478 and ended in about the 1760s. -
Jun 22, 1489
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Jul 29, 1499
The Inquisition Takes Hold
In 1478, Ferdinand and Isabella asked permission from the Pope to begin the Spanish Inquisition
to purify Spain from heretics and nonbelievers. In 1483, they appointed Tomas de Torquemada
Inquisitor-General for most of Spain. Torquemada, along with the King and Queen, became
obsessed with the idea that the new converts to Catholicism were feigning (pretending) their new
faith in order to escape persecution. The monarchs also feared these 'pretend converts' might rise -
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The End Of The Inquisition
As the Spanish Inquisition escalated into a paranoid pointing of fingers and death, even the Pope
lost his stomach for its cruelty. In 1484, Pope Innocent VIII tried to introduce the process of appeals
into the Inquisition, but Ferdinand basically told him to mind his own business while threatening
death to anyone who dared appeal to Rome. Not only did this cause more violence; it also proved
the monarchs, not the Pope, were in control of Spain.
