Dogs of God Quotes

“When the Mongols destroyed the caliphate in Baghdad in 1258, the independence of Al Andalus was solidified, and the Spanish Moors began to relate more to Europe than the Middle East. In arts and agriculture, learning and tolerance, Al Andulus was a beacon of enlightenment to the rest of Europe.”
― James Reston Jr., Dogs of God: Columbus, the Inquisition, and the Defeat of the Moors