WORLD HISTORY

NATIONALISM IN EUROPE

EUROPEAN NATION STATES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which religious group did Ferdinand and Isabella expel from their country’s borders?
A
Muslim Moors
B
Hindus
C
Christians
D
Buddhists
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Not long after, the monarchs, whose marriage and conquests cemented Spain as a unified kingdom, issued the Alhambra Decree, mandating that all Jews be expelled from the country. In 1478, Ferdinand and Isabella had instituted the Inquisition, an effort by Spanish clergy to rid the country of heretics.

Detailed explanation-2: -The title of “Catholic King and Queen” was officially bestowed on Ferdinand and Isabella by Pope Alexander VI in 1494, in recognition of their defence of the Catholic faith within their realms.

Detailed explanation-3: -We knew that this magnificent Nasrid fortress was bitterly surrendered to the Catholic Monarchs, Ferdinand and Isabella, on January 2, 1492, and that, thereafter, Muslims were forcibly converted to Christianity.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Expulsion of the Moriscos (Spanish: Expulsión de los moriscos) was decreed by King Philip III of Spain on April 9, 1609. The Moriscos were descendants of Spain’s Muslim population who had been forced to convert to Christianity.

Detailed explanation-5: -Ferdinand And Isabella’s Consolidation Of Power To strengthen their power, Isabella and Ferdinand expelled all Muslims and Jews from Spain, spreading Catholicism and getting the money that exiled people were forced to leave behind.

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