by Merrill Shapiro | Aug 4, 2020 | Historical Information |
August 4, 1578, 13 years after the founding of St. Augustine, Florida, forces led by King Sebastian of Portugal nearly succeeded in conquering the Morroco. The Portuguese were defeated at al-Qasr al-Kabir. Their defeat meant that the Inquisition would not be coming to...
by Merrill Shapiro | Jul 30, 2020 | Historical Information |
The Alhambra Decree (also known as the Edict of Expulsion; Spanish: Decreto de la Alhambra, Edicto de Granada) was an edict issued on 31 March 1492, by the joint Catholic Monarchs of Spain (Isabella I of Castile and Ferdinand II of Aragon) ordering the...
