Manuel I of Portugal and the end of the toleration of Islam in Castile: marriage diplomacy, propaganda, and Portuguese imperialism in renaissance Europe, 1495-1505
In 1505, King Manuel I of Portugal (1495-1521) ordered the public printing of a letter officially addressed to Pope Julius II. In the letter, the Portuguese King defended his role as a champion of Christendom and scourge of Islam in the Indian Ocean. The most remarkable claim made by Manuel in this...
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