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The Spanish Inquisition.
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In the year 1469 there was a union between the Spanish kingdoms, Aragon and Castile. This union would ignite the darkest moment of Spanish history, the Spanish Inquisition. Ferdinand of Aragon married Isabella I of Castile, in hopes of obtaining the Castilian crown. Isabella's high-spirited and politically astute personality enabled her to retain sovereign authority in her own realm, they became known as the Spanish Kings. At the time, Spain was a nation-state created out of religious struggle between numerous religions. Both being of Catholic descent Ferdinand and Isabella decided to unite Spain through making Catholicism the official religion of the nation. Many reasons why they chose to make Spain a Catholic nation was so they could eliminate the Jewish, Muslim and Protestant competition. The people of these faiths would have to either convert or face impending death or exile if they decided to stay. The Spanish Inquisition stems...
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