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Isabella of Castile successes the throne, making her the Queen of Castile.
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During her stay in Serville, Dominican Friar Tomas de Torquemada convinced Queen Isabella I that thousands of Crypto-Jews and Crypto-Muslimus lived in her kingdom, making it unpure. He wanted to eliminate all the non-CHristians from Spain. Ironically Torquemada is of Jewish decent.
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The Spanish Inqusition began in 1478, under the rule of Ferdinand II of Argon and Isabella I of Castile. Their goal was to have Chrisianity as the one and only religion in their Spanish kingdom. It was issued by Pope Sixtus IV. Nearly 3,000-5,000 poeple will die.
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Ferdinand succeds the throne of Aragon. Ferdinand and Isabella untie the two kingdoms of Aragon and Castile.
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King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella establish the Suprema with the help of Thomas de Torquemada.
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Dominican Friar, Tomas de Torquemada, the Queen's royal confessor, becomes the Grand Inquisitor and Grand General of Castile and Aragon. The Grand Inquisitor is head Inquisitor of the Spanish Inquisition. He issued the execution for nearly 2,000 people
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Pope Innocent VIII issues papal bull Summis Desiderantes , supporting the use of the Inqusition witches. This was the beginning of many other documents about witchcraft and eventually started the beginning of witch hunts as well.
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The autos-da-fé was a between 1484 and 1505 in Valencia. Many people in Barcelona who were judged were Jewish.They were involved in a public procession of all those found guilty and a reading of their sentences.Nearly 380 people died during this time period.
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Trials begin in Spain. If the accused confessed, they escaped troture. If they did not and were found guilty, they were tortured in the most unhumane ways possible.
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Also known as the Capitulation of Granada, this treaty ended the Granada War that sarted nearly ten years earlier. Was signed by Queen Isabella and Ferdinand. Treaty guarenteed rights to the Moors (Arabs) including being treated fairly and religious rights if they surrendered.
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Granada was the last stong city that the Arabs (Moors) controlled until the Treaty of Granada was established and Spain took control.
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Alahmbra DecreeThe Alahama Decree ordered all the Jewish and Muslim people and their possissions out of the Argon-Castile Kingdoms by July 31, 1492. It was not offically revoked until December 16, 1968.
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Queen Isabella died in Medina Del Campo. In her will she asked that the people of the Americas be treated like the Spanish.