Cisneros' severe sanctity soon won him considerable influence over Isabella, and in 1494 he was appointed Minister Provincial of the order for Spain. « Isabella's Alhambra Decree, which expelled the Jews from Spain, followed almost immediately upon Cisneros' appointment as her confessor. The indignation of the unconverted Mudéjares (i.e., Iberian Muslims living in Christian territories) over this gross violation of the Alhambra treaty swelled into the open revolt known as the First Rebellion of the Alpujarras» He ordered the public burning of all Arabic manuscripts that could be found in Granada-5,000 is the lowest figure the contemporary sources give-except those dealing with medicine. In this case the falsity begins with its origin, which is neither medieval nor Spanish, as is commonly believed. It was an institution that is haunted by a dark legend and, as you know, legends often times have some truth and some falsehood to them.
Talavera favored slow conversion by explaining to the Moors, in their language, the truths of the Catholic religion, but Cisneros said that this was "giving pearls to pigs," and proceeded with forced mass conversion. The Spanish Inquisition was not only a controversial organization, but also little understood by the general public. «In 1499 Cisneros accompanied the court of the Spanish Inquisition to Granada, and there interfered with the Archbishop of Talavera's efforts to peacefully convert its Muslim inhabitants to Christianity. The Minister General of the order himself came from Rome to attempt to temper the archbishop's strict reforms, but Cisneros, backed by the influence of a strong Queen, managed to impose them» The resistance was so fierce that four hundred monks and friars left for Africa with their "wives" and converted to Islam. By 1498 the reforms were expanded to include not only Franciscans but other mendicant orders as well. They had to reside in the parish where they were supposed to work, attend confession, and preach every Sunday. In many cases, a true historical event was distorted or they did not say the whole truth. The ordained friars had to become celibate, giving up the practice of concubinage. The black legend of Spain was a group of invented ideas by the rest of the European nations to discredit the advances and the achievements made by the Spain in the Century of Gold or the XVIth century. Roca Barea deals with the Spanish Inquisition as food for the black legend in his book, in which he states that Professor. So what do you think about Cardenal Cisneros?Ībout him: «From his new position Cisneros set about reforming the Franciscan order in Spain.
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