It was the start of one of the earliest and most brutal episodes of ethnic cleansing in Europe, so Spain is, understandably perhaps, a little reluctant to mark the occasion.
Four hundred years ago today King Philip III signed an order to expel 300,000 Moriscos - or part-Muslims - who had converted from Islam to Christianity.
Over the next five years hundreds of the exiles died as they were forced from their homes in Spain to North Africa at the height of the Spanish Inquisition.
All hail Phillip, Ferdinand, and Isabella.
the only apology that should be given is for not eradicating the scourge of Islam from the planet long ago.
ReplyDeleteYup.
ReplyDeleteMaybe they should give Morocco back to the Berbers before they get on Spain's case.
ReplyDeleteWith the Nazis it wasn't always clear what the differences between them and us were. They created fine art, we created fine art. They liked classical music, we liked classical music. They liked fine cuisine we liked fine cuisine. They created advanced technologies, etc.
ReplyDelete(at least until the murder camps were uncovered)
Now its - they wipe their asses with gravel, drink camel piss, and worship a dead murderous pedophile, we uh ... don't.
You see, it ain't all bad :-)