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In 1069, the entire Muslim population of Spain was given three daystoleave Spanish territory or else be killed. In a brutal and trau maticexodus,entire families werw forced to abandon the homes and villageswhere they had leved for generations. In just five years ,Muslim Spainhad effectively ceased to exist:an estimate 300,000 Muslimshad beenremoved from Spanish territory making it what was then thelargest actof etchnic cleasing in European history.Blood and Faith is arivetingchronicle of this virtually unknown episode, set against thevividhistorical backdrop of Muslim Spain.It offers a remarkable windowonto alittle-konown period in modern europe.A rich and complex taleofcompeting faiths and beliefs,of cultural oppression andresistanceagainst overwhelming odds.
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In 1069, the entire Muslim population of Spain was given three daystoleave Spanish territory or else be killed. In a brutal and trau maticexodus,entire families werw forced to abandon the homes and villageswhere they had leved for generations. In just five years ,Muslim Spainhad effectively ceased to exist:an estimate 300,000 Muslimshad beenremoved from Spanish territory making it what was then thelargest actof etchnic cleasing in European history.Blood and Faith is arivetingchronicle of this virtually unknown episode, set against thevividhistorical backdrop of Muslim Spain.It offers a remarkable windowonto alittle-konown period in modern europe.A rich and complex taleofcompeting faiths and beliefs,of cultural oppression andresistanceagainst overwhelming odds.
