The Reconquista inspired the creation of the Catholic State with Catholic rulers. A Catholic Spanish state was created after the Moors were driven out and the Jews were banished from Spain. The Spanish Crown wanted to purify Spain in order to create a Catholic state with Catholic values. In order to build a Catholic state, the Spanish crown had to get rid of another religion and banish any citizen that was not a true Catholic or who practices a different faith in secrecy. This is why, the Marranos or converted Jews were exiled because they could not become good Christians. “The real motive was the religious zeal of the Church, the Queen, and the masses. The official reason given for driving out the Jews was that they encouraged the Marranos
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In 1290, Edward I of England expelled all Jews from England. As well as in France, Jews were exiled and readmitted and finally exiled in 1394 (Spielvogel, 297). Jews were also exiled in the city-states of Italy, and several states in the Holy Roman Empire. The purpose was to achieve unity of faith in their states. These banishments were influenced by the Crusades that occurred in the Middle East. So, it is plausible that the Reconquista influenced Spain to banish Jews in the same way that the Crusades influenced France, and England to do the same. The banishment of non-Christians led to a state based on Christian faith and values. The only way to purify Spain and build a Catholic state was to follow in the footsteps of other European countries before them. Spain had to drive out the Moors, and banish all who were not real Christians. “the unity of faith was an integral part of the new political unity. . .. How would it have been possible to tolerate that the unity would not be complete for the fault of a small group of inhabitants of Spain?” (Roth, 271). This shows that it would be impossible for a Catholic state to function with other religions in that …show more content…
Several historians believe that Ferdinand had a love for money. The Italian Jew states that the expulsion of Jews was partly caused “by the greed of the king” (Marcus). Due to Ferdinand’s greed and ambition to accumulate reputation and praise, he aided in banishing Jews from Spain. The Inquisition was more of Isabella’s doing, however, Ferdinand only cared about the money that the crown acquired by taxing Jews, or confiscating property. Ferdinand needed this large sum of money to arm and pay soldiers to drive out the Moors. Machiavelli was an admirer of Ferdinand always stating that his actions are “all very great and some of extraordinary” (88), and he “has always done and ordered great things” (88). However, Machiavelli also criticizes Ferdinand as he states that “he turned to an act of pious cruelty, expelling the Marranos from his kingdom and despoiling it of them; nor could there be an example more wretched and rarer than this” (88). This shows that Ferdinand has an enormous ambition and greed to obtain reputation, glory and fame. Through this hunger for more ambition and fame, it can only be assumed that Ferdinand was at fault for banishing the Jews. Ferdinand’s ambition to conquer as shown as his Reconquista against the Moors, attacking “Africa under this same cloak” and he “made his campaign in Italy, and
In 1290, Edward I of England expelled all Jews from England. As well as in France, Jews were exiled and readmitted and finally exiled in 1394 (Spielvogel, 297). Jews were also exiled in the city-states of Italy, and several states in the Holy Roman Empire. The purpose was to achieve unity of faith in their states. These banishments were influenced by the Crusades that occurred in the Middle East. So, it is plausible that the Reconquista influenced Spain to banish Jews in the same way that the Crusades influenced France, and England to do the same. The banishment of non-Christians led to a state based on Christian faith and values. The only way to purify Spain and build a Catholic state was to follow in the footsteps of other European countries before them. Spain had to drive out the Moors, and banish all who were not real Christians. “the unity of faith was an integral part of the new political unity. . .. How would it have been possible to tolerate that the unity would not be complete for the fault of a small group of inhabitants of Spain?” (Roth, 271). This shows that it would be impossible for a Catholic state to function with other religions in that …show more content…
Several historians believe that Ferdinand had a love for money. The Italian Jew states that the expulsion of Jews was partly caused “by the greed of the king” (Marcus). Due to Ferdinand’s greed and ambition to accumulate reputation and praise, he aided in banishing Jews from Spain. The Inquisition was more of Isabella’s doing, however, Ferdinand only cared about the money that the crown acquired by taxing Jews, or confiscating property. Ferdinand needed this large sum of money to arm and pay soldiers to drive out the Moors. Machiavelli was an admirer of Ferdinand always stating that his actions are “all very great and some of extraordinary” (88), and he “has always done and ordered great things” (88). However, Machiavelli also criticizes Ferdinand as he states that “he turned to an act of pious cruelty, expelling the Marranos from his kingdom and despoiling it of them; nor could there be an example more wretched and rarer than this” (88). This shows that Ferdinand has an enormous ambition and greed to obtain reputation, glory and fame. Through this hunger for more ambition and fame, it can only be assumed that Ferdinand was at fault for banishing the Jews. Ferdinand’s ambition to conquer as shown as his Reconquista against the Moors, attacking “Africa under this same cloak” and he “made his campaign in Italy, and