Spain, or the Spanish Empire, was born as a religious empire. When the lamp of Al Andalus was almost extinguished, the empire was born through the marriage of Ferdinand King of Aragon and Queen Isabella of Castile, two emerging Christian kingdoms in Spain.
The pope himself allowed the marriage and supported it. The combined forces of Ferdinand and Isabella defeated Granada, Spain's last Muslim state.
That is, the final consequence of the jihad that has been going on for hundreds of years in the history of Spain and the Spanish Empire was the birth of the Spanish Empire.
In school life in Bangladesh, those who have read the history of Columbus America's expedition in the social science book must remember the names, Ferdinand and Isabella.
Because under his patronage, Columbus went out to America to find India by sea. (Note that the state of Aragon was born through the marital relationship between Aragon and the Catalonia dynasty, now that Catalonia is seeking independence).
However, the Spanish Empire emerged as an aggressive and religious sectarian force since its birth.
After the conquest of Granada, they were offered the option of either accepting Catholic Christianity or choosing between death or leaving the country in front of the Jewish and Muslim religions of Spain.
Those who were forced to convert because they did not want to leave the country also faced the Inquisition (Spanish Inquisition).
The original intention was to rob rich Jews of blasphemy /heresy/apostasy by looting their money.
It should be noted that Al-Andalus, as well as Muslim Spain, was one of the most religious freedom zones in Europe, with Jews (Christians) living there for hundreds of years.
On the other hand, because of the legacy of the Roman Christian Empire in the Christian states of Europe, there was no clear provision regarding the religion of the Gentiles. As a result, the king's or emperors' happiness depended on the religious freedom of people of different faiths.
The Spanish Empire was a strictly Catholic Christianity. Not only did they accept repression against Muslims and Jews, but they were also very strict against Protestants.
They continued the indescribable persecution of the Protestants in various territories under their empire. Originally for religious freedom, the Netherlands became independent in the war against Spain. It is important to note that many foreign families in Spain were Jewish, even though they had resigned outside.
After the emerging Protestant cities and countries of Europe adopted the principles of religious freedom, these families returned to Judaism with refuge there.
Originally these Jews brought about major changes in the thinking world of Europe by translating the books of Muslim philosophers / scientists and commentaries of Greek philosophy from Arabic into Latin.
That is, although the fall of al-Andalus, these Jewish Refugees spread al-Andalus all over Western Europe.
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