Question
How was the Reconquista related to the Spanish Inquisition?
The Catholic Church wanted more people to become monks.
The Catholic Church wanted to provide charity to other religions.
The rulers of Spain wanted the nation’s churches to pay taxes.
The rulers of Spain wanted people to follow a single religion.
The Catholic Church wanted more people to become monks.
The Catholic Church wanted to provide charity to other religions.
The rulers of Spain wanted the nation’s churches to pay taxes.
The rulers of Spain wanted people to follow a single religion.
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The correct connection between the Reconquista and the Spanish Inquisition is: **The rulers of Spain wanted people to follow a single religion.**
The Reconquista was the centuries-long struggle by Christian kingdoms to reclaim the Iberian Peninsula from Muslim rule, culminating in 1492 with the capture of Granada. Following this, the Spanish monarchs, Ferdinand and Isabella, sought to consolidate their power and unify their kingdom under Christianity. The Spanish Inquisition was established in 1478, primarily to ensure religious conformity and to identify and punish heresy, particularly among converted Muslims and Jews. This desire for religious unity and the elimination of perceived threats to Catholic orthodoxy were major driving factors in both the Reconquista and the establishment of the Inquisition.
The Reconquista was the centuries-long struggle by Christian kingdoms to reclaim the Iberian Peninsula from Muslim rule, culminating in 1492 with the capture of Granada. Following this, the Spanish monarchs, Ferdinand and Isabella, sought to consolidate their power and unify their kingdom under Christianity. The Spanish Inquisition was established in 1478, primarily to ensure religious conformity and to identify and punish heresy, particularly among converted Muslims and Jews. This desire for religious unity and the elimination of perceived threats to Catholic orthodoxy were major driving factors in both the Reconquista and the establishment of the Inquisition.