The church reshaping Spain's history: did Moors and Christians once live together in peace?

Per Euronews, excavations in southeastern Spain are challenging what historians thought they knew about medieval coexistence. At the Cerro de la Virgen site in Calasparra, archaeologists uncovered evidence that a Christian community maintained its religious traditions into the ninth century. The finding suggests Christians and Muslims coexisted more peacefully than previously assumed.

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