Islamic Spain and the Inquisition

By ENJR
  • Hispania's Takeover
    711

    Hispania's Takeover

    Umayyad military commander Tariq ibn Ziyad kills Roderic and establishes Umayyad control in Hispania
  • Umayyad Caliphate Toppled
    750

    Umayyad Caliphate Toppled

    Umayyad Caliphate in the Middle East is toppled by Abbasids
  • Victory of Toledo
    1084

    Victory of Toledo

    The Christians fight for Toledo for less than a year eventually winning and forming a strategic point for the reconquest Reconquest Presentation
  • El Cid and Valenica
    1099

    El Cid and Valenica

    Almoravids take over Valencia, greatly slowing the Reconquista
  • Battle of Ucles
    1108

    Battle of Ucles

    Almoravids vs Christians, Almoravids won but could not further approach Toledo
  • Victory of Zaragoza
    1118

    Victory of Zaragoza

    King Alfonso takes over the city of Zaragoza later making it his capital
  • Battle of Sao Mamede
    1128

    Battle of Sao Mamede

    Afonso defeats his mother and becomes prince
  • Battle of Fraga
    1134

    Battle of Fraga

    Kingdom of Aragon vs the Almoravid forces, The Almoravids won
  • Battle of Ourique
    1139

    Battle of Ourique

    Afonso Henriques was proclaimed the first King of Portugal by his troops
  • Siege of Lisbon
    1147

    Siege of Lisbon

    Lisbon becomes underneath Portuguese control
  • Las Navas De Tolosa
    1212

    Las Navas De Tolosa

    Three spanish kings establish victory over muslims
  • Papal Inquisition
    1231

    Papal Inquisition

    Pope Gregory IX started this inquisition in order to capture and put on trial heretics
    Historical Overiew of the Inquisiton
  • Siege of Córdoba
    1236

    Siege of Córdoba

    Ferdinand III ends muslim rule over Cordoba
  • Nicholas Eymeric
    1357

    Nicholas Eymeric

    The inquisitor Nicholas Eymeric writes the Directorium Inquisitorum which were made to prevent extra persecution of heretics and worked to make punishments more towards confessions and penance
    [Inquisition])https://inquisition.library.nd.edu/history-brief)
  • Massacre of 1391
    1391

    Massacre of 1391

    The massacre of jews in 1391 became a turning point for Spain showing its now intolerance forcing many people to convert for safety
    Ferrand Martinez and the Massacres of 1391
  • Ferdinand II & Isabella I
    1468

    Ferdinand II & Isabella I

    Ferdinand II and Isabella unite spain by marriage
  • The Beginning of the Spanish Inquisition
    1478

    The Beginning of the Spanish Inquisition

    Pope Sixtus IV grants King Ferdinand and Isabella their request to start an inquisition to get rid of the conversos that practiced their beliefs in secret.
    Inquisition
  • The First Act of Faith
    1481

    The First Act of Faith

    Six conversos were burned at the stake for practicing Judaism.
    Act of Faith
  • Treaty of Granada
    1491

    Treaty of Granada

    A treaty that allowed Muslim inhabitants to have tolerance and fair treatment.
    Allowed jews to convert or move within three years
  • The Decree of Alhambra
    1492

    The Decree of Alhambra

    Ordering of Jews to leave the Kingdoms in Spain; Many jews were forced to renounce their faith or leave.
    Decree of Alhambra
  • "Ninety-Five Thesis"
    1517

    "Ninety-Five Thesis"

    Martin Luther's Thesis went against the method of atonement for one's sins in the regard of paying money for the chance for redemption.
    Ninety-Five Thesis