The Crusades weren't a total defeat
In Spain and Portugal - the crusaders were ultimately victorious
Say the word ‘crusades’ and your mind roams towards the Middle East. But in the Templar period, the crusades were also fought in what is now Spain and Portugal. And unlike the Middle East, the crusades there were victorious.
While the Knights Templar saw a rising tide of defeat in the Holy Land - the story was the opposite in Moorish Spain. There it was …
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