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s.b.f —

Everyone knows Henry VIII.

Everyone knows his first wife Catherine of Aragon.

She was born in Spain.

Catherine's parents: Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile.

But regarding Ferdinand II of Aragon:

Ferdinand violated the 1492 Alhambra Decree peace treaty in 1502, by dismissing the clearly guaranteed religious freedom for Mudéjar Muslims. Ferdinand forced all Muslims in Castile and Aragon to convert, converso Moriscos, to Catholicism , or else be expelled. Some Muslims that remained were mudéjar artisans, who could design and build in the Moorish style. This was also practiced by the Spanish inquisitors on the converso Marrano Jewish population of Spain. .The main architect behind the Spanish Inquisition was King Ferdinand II. Ferdinand destroyed over ten thousand Arabic manuscripts in Granada alone, burning them. He also converted the Great Mosque of Córdoba into a church, by inserting a chapel in the middle of the mosque.

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TPOS — Sat, 25 Dec 2010 - 02:59

My old history teacher was related to Henry VIII last wife. She had a family tree and showed it to us!

The main architect behind the Spanish Inquisition was King Ferdinand II. Ferdinand destroyed over ten thousand Arabic manuscripts in Granada alone, burning them. He also converted the Great Mosque of Córdoba into a church, by inserting a chapel in the middle of the mosque.

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s.b.f — Sat, 25 Dec 2010 - 20:12

[quote=You]There was more to the Spanish inquisition than just the mentioned bit there.[/quote]

Well, obviously.

So tell us more.