The Reconquista and Spanish Inquisition

The Reconquista and Spanish Inquisition

1. Reconquista

   • It was when Christian kingdoms were pushing out Muslim kingdoms of Spain
   • Ended in 1492 when Grenada, the last Muslim kingdom in Spain, fell
   • Goal was to reconquer the land and drive out Muslim influence
   • Results
     • Inquisition
       • a court of Catholic Christian Priests set up in Spain by Queen and King Ferdinand to fight against heresy (ideas going against the Catholic Church)
       • make sure everyone was truly a Catholic Christian by any means
         • used torture, scare tactics, focused especially on newly converted Jews and Muslims
     • Expulsion or conversion of Spanish Muslims and Jews
     • Reunified Spain
   • occured due to weakening Muslim rule

2. King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella

   • Unified Spain
   • Set up the Inquisition
   • Sent Columbus on his voyage to India, but he found the Americas

3. Alahambra Decree

   • was an edict that allowed the expulsion of Jewish people and it established the Inquisition