Author: RESTON JR., JAMES
Title: Dogs of God Columbus, the Inquisition, and the Defeat of the Moors
Description: Doubleday, 2005. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0385508484. Stated first edition with full numberline. Hardcover looks new as does dust. The Dogs of God chronicles one of the most savage epochs in human history, the years of the Spanish Inquisition. In an effort to consolidate their power on the Iberian peninsula and free themselves from the yoke of the Vatican, King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella turned to the priest Tomás de Torquemada, a member of the Dominican order. Torquemada urged an Inquisition that would strengthen the sovereigns’ authority throughout Spain, particularly in the coming campaign against the Moors of Granada. When Granada fell, tens of thousands of Muslims were given the choice of converting to Christianity or facing death or banishment. Torquemada then turned his ferocity on Spain’s Jews, forcing upon them the same grim choice. And in the end, more than 120,000 Jews left their homeland.; Illustrations; 9.3 X 6.5 X 1.3 inches; 384 pages. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .
Keywords: Spanish Inquistion Muslim
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Title: Dogs of God Columbus, the Inquisition, and the Defeat of the Moors
Description: Doubleday, 2005. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0385508484. Stated first edition with full numberline. Hardcover looks new as does dust. The Dogs of God chronicles one of the most savage epochs in human history, the years of the Spanish Inquisition. In an effort to consolidate their power on the Iberian peninsula and free themselves from the yoke of the Vatican, King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella turned to the priest Tomás de Torquemada, a member of the Dominican order. Torquemada urged an Inquisition that would strengthen the sovereigns’ authority throughout Spain, particularly in the coming campaign against the Moors of Granada. When Granada fell, tens of thousands of Muslims were given the choice of converting to Christianity or facing death or banishment. Torquemada then turned his ferocity on Spain’s Jews, forcing upon them the same grim choice. And in the end, more than 120,000 Jews left their homeland.; Illustrations; 9.3 X 6.5 X 1.3 inches; 384 pages. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .
Keywords: Spanish Inquistion Muslim
Price: US$ 8.97 Seller: A Book Legacy
- Book number: 63094
- Book number: 63094
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