SPAIN BULLET NOTES
Christopher Columbus docs link
● 711: A moroccan army led by Tariq ibn Ziyad conquered Spain
● Before they came, Spain was ruled by the vikings-who were cruel to the Spanish
● Spanish requested Muslims come to help them out
● Vikings were pushed to the far north
● 750: Map showing muslim rule
● Caliphate was the Spanish area ruled by Muslims
● The Caliphs were fair
● Al-Andalus was the name of ‘muslim Spain’
● Spain was a learning centre because of Muslims
● Reconquista: reconquest in Spanish
● The reconquista latest for 800 years; to reclaim Spain
● Spanish new fighting way: group large amount of soldiers in a tight formation, using the
same weapon
● They used this method with the aztecs too
● 1469: 2 monarchs, Ferdinand (from Aragon) and Isabella (from Castile) married to unite
● They were both cousins. Isabella was 18 and Ferdinand was 17 when they got married
● Couple had equal rule over Spain
● The both tried to get rid of anyone that isn’t catholic or they could convert them (if not then
they were killed)
● 1478: Pope Sixtus IV established the Spanish
● 1269: Grenada; only city ruled by muslims
● Spain got it back after a 10-year fight
● March 31 1492: Jews had to leave or else they would’ve been killed
● Some fled to North Africa or Portugal because they were the closest
● Loss of skills of finance and business of Muslims and Jews and no money because they spent
all their wealth on war
● Out of worry of Islam spreading, they sent missionaries all around
● They were able to convert south americans into catholicism
● 2000: Pope John Paul apologises about what Catholics did in the past
Christopher Columbus docs link
● 711: A moroccan army led by Tariq ibn Ziyad conquered Spain
● Before they came, Spain was ruled by the vikings-who were cruel to the Spanish
● Spanish requested Muslims come to help them out
● Vikings were pushed to the far north
● 750: Map showing muslim rule
● Caliphate was the Spanish area ruled by Muslims
● The Caliphs were fair
● Al-Andalus was the name of ‘muslim Spain’
● Spain was a learning centre because of Muslims
● Reconquista: reconquest in Spanish
● The reconquista latest for 800 years; to reclaim Spain
● Spanish new fighting way: group large amount of soldiers in a tight formation, using the
same weapon
● They used this method with the aztecs too
● 1469: 2 monarchs, Ferdinand (from Aragon) and Isabella (from Castile) married to unite
● They were both cousins. Isabella was 18 and Ferdinand was 17 when they got married
● Couple had equal rule over Spain
● The both tried to get rid of anyone that isn’t catholic or they could convert them (if not then
they were killed)
● 1478: Pope Sixtus IV established the Spanish
● 1269: Grenada; only city ruled by muslims
● Spain got it back after a 10-year fight
● March 31 1492: Jews had to leave or else they would’ve been killed
● Some fled to North Africa or Portugal because they were the closest
● Loss of skills of finance and business of Muslims and Jews and no money because they spent
all their wealth on war
● Out of worry of Islam spreading, they sent missionaries all around
● They were able to convert south americans into catholicism
● 2000: Pope John Paul apologises about what Catholics did in the past
