Tag Archives: spain

Since Isabella of Spain, the Inquisition, Opus Dei expanded extremist Catholicism

Posted on March 5, 2025 by borderslynn

I wrote a few blogs about the 15th century Iberian Peninsula back in 2017, such as: https://borderslynn.com/2017/06/13/forceful-woman And, in reading the piece below, I have learned those extremist Catholic beliefs have never been extinguished. The Opus Dei cult has evolved … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged 1928, belief systems, cult, Curtis Yarvin, democracy v autocracy, extreme Catholicism, extreme conservatism, foreign policy, Franco, global religion, inquisition, Opus Dei, Rome, Russia, secretive, spain, US | Leave a comment

Terror dogs arrival in the New World

Posted on May 18, 2020 by borderslynn

Conquistadors, the never to be forgotten military cultivated under the rule of a fanatical Portuguese Queen, Isabella, and her less fanatical Spanish husband, Ferdinand, had developed fighting skills empassioned by the Monarchs’ religious fervour to ‘cleanse’ the Iberian Peninsula of … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged catholicism, Colombus, comversion, conquistadores, Molossian dogs, New World, portugal, slaughter of indigenous peoples., spain, war, war dogs | Leave a comment

The Americas: the origin of wild turkey

Posted on May 15, 2020 by borderslynn

Birds descend from a group of dinosaurs called theropods (from Greek meaning “beast feet”). The Turkey and chicken have the closest overall chromosome pattern to their dinosaur ancestor, possibly Tyrannosaurus Rex! After the dinosaurs were gone, mammals and birds were … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged 15 and 16th century, Americas, ancestors, avian, Bahamas, birds, Colombus, dinosaurs, italy, Latin America, Mexico, Mongolia, spain | Leave a comment

Migration from colder climates to tropical areas

Posted on January 25, 2019 by borderslynn

Costa Rica is one of the countries in Central America, first inhabited around 10000 years ago by tribes who had travelled across the world to this spot, and they found it covered with rainforest. Central American rainforests are environmentally sensitive … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged Africa, asia, costa rica, endangered species, Europe, indigenous peoples, migration, rainforests, reserves, seismic tourism, skin protection from sun, spain | Leave a comment

The Berbers under religious avalanches

Posted on January 23, 2018 by borderslynn

Tunisia was originally named Ifriqiya by the Muslims, a name later given to the entire continent of Africa. That massive continent now, as I write this, using worldometer.info has a population of 1,273,897,847 with a landmass of 30.37 million km². We can … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged Berbers, christianity, conquest, egypt, france, indigenous, islam, muslim, near East, North Africa, spain | 1 Comment

Retaking the Iberian Peninsula (Reconquista)

Posted on June 10, 2017 by borderslynn

The MAPS of the 750 AD period to 1492 reveal how the 800 years of Muslim rule as a Caliphate was eventually overthrown by use of mercenaries (Conquistadors) of the Monarchy in 1492. These are fascinating maps, interactive and highly illuminating to … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged aragon, aristocracy, castile, catholicism, conflict, family, Ferdinand, isabella 1, mental health, mercenaries, nobles, portugal, power, spain, war | Leave a comment