The Moors built dazzling mosques and palaces with intricate designs and calligraphy. Muslim Moors ruled Spain and Portugal for centuries and that civilization was a bright spot as much of Europe was ...
1492 is a momentous date in world history, not only because of Christopher Columbus's successful crossing of the Atlantic and arrival in the New World. It was also the year the Spanish Christian ...
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