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Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand required all Jews and Muslims in Spain in 1492 to convert to Catholicism on pain of death or else flee the country. Many stayed and converted. Many others fled to the Ottoman Empire and Merinid Morocco.
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What motivation id behind the crusades?
To convert the Muslims to Christianity. Maccas is cool jews are mystical beings
What happened to spanish Muslims after Ferdinand and iabella took power?
It is an extremely unfortunate and pathetic chapter of Islamic History. The Muslims in Spain were put to sword, forced to convert to Christianity or forced to flee from Spain. Within a short period Spain was cleared of the Muslims where the Jews and the Christians had been living in peace for many centuries under the Muslim rule.
Did Spain convert to Islam?
Many Spanish converted, by their own will as described by Western Historians, when Spain was under control of Arabs during the early Islam dinasty. However, when Christians got control of the country, they either expelled the Muslims and Jews, or forced them to convert to Christianity, or they killed them. Accordingly, now Spain has the minimum % of Muslims in Europe (after the Vatican that having non as Muslims).
How did Isabella I make all of Spain Catholic?
First they established the Inquisition in 1478. This was initially intended to assure that Muslims in conquered area did, indeed, convert to Christianity. In 1492 they defeated the last Muslims in Spain. The Muslims could either convert or leave. Later they simply expelled the Muslims. Finally they expelled the Jews. Later the nature of the Inquisition changed and it became much harsher.
What is the scared city for Christianity?
Israel. Same as Jews and Muslims.
What was the ultimatum given to Spanish Jews and Muslims in 1492?
They were given the ultimatum of: (1) convert to Christianity, (2) flee Spain and its possessions, (3) submit to death.
How was the inquisition harmful to the spanish commerce?
When King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella conquered all of Spain from the Muslims, they made all Muslims and Jews convert to Christianity. Before that, Muslims went to Mecca at least once in their life and frequently many times. While those trips served a religious purpose, they also served a commercial purpose. Muslims from Spain to China formed commercial partnerships. Forced conversion of Muslims ended that trade.The law likewise brought forced conversion of Jews. The law prohibited the Jews from owning property. As a result, they developed the sciences, medicine, and banking. They made Spain one of the richest and most advanced nations on the face of the earth. Copernicus and Galileo translated works by Spanish Jews. While the Muslims had their trade routes through the Mediterranean and through Africa, the Jews had contacts throughout Europe. The forced conversions ended those contacts.
What happened to Jews and Muslims after christians took over all of Spain?
The Catholic Church in Spain, and the Spanish Inquisition, either killed, expelled or forced the Jews and Muslims in Spain to convert.
What institution in Spain persecuted Jews and Muslims?
The Spanish Inquisition, founded in 1478. Initially, its sole function was to sniff out 'insincere converts' from Judaism. Later this was extended to Muslims and later to anyone who defied the authority of the Church. In Spain, Jews and Muslims had been put under enormous pressure since about 1350 to convert to Christianity.
Are Muslims Jews?
No, those are two different religions, just as are Christianity and Buddhism.
Why wouldn't the Germans let the Jews convert to Christianity?
It's not that the Germans wouldn't let Jews convert, It is that that the Jews couldn't convert. If they did convert, they would still be known as Jews because of their old Jewish records, that the govonment would keep.
Moors forced out of the iberian peninsula?
Moors (Muslims living in medieval times), Jews, and anyone who was not Christian that lived in Spain, were given two options: convert to Christianity or you will be kicked out. Spain, at this time, controlled all of the Iberian Peninsula, and as a result of the Spanish Reconquista, the Iberian Peninsula was ultimately 100% Christian.
