
Originally Posted by
tripwire
I also disagree eith you bro. Crusaders are bearers of good news correct? If you read the christian crusades from 1095 up to 1270, The First Crusade was the most successful from a military point of view. Accounts of this action are shocking. For example, historian Raymond of Agiles described the capture of Jerusalem by the Crusaders in 1099:
Some of our men cut off the heads of their enemies; others shot them with arrows, so that they fell from the towers; others tortured them longer by casting them into the flames. Piles of heads, hands and feet were to be seen in the streets of the city. It was necessary to pick one's way over the bodies of men and horses. But these were small matters compared to what happened at the temple of Solomon, a place where religious services ware ordinarily chanted. What happened there? If I tell the truth, it will exceed your powers of belief. So let it suffice to say this much at least, that in the temple and portico of Solomon, men rode in blood up to their knees and bridle reins.
Some of the results of the first crusade were not expected. Alexus I thought that the Byzantine territories would be returned to him and the Eastern Empire, but instead the European conquerors established four independent Latin kingdoms. In addition, three military orders (Hospitallers, Templars, and Teutonic Knights) came into power. The stated purpose of these orders was to protect pilgrims and holy sites. I'm not saying that I am against Christianity but the history proved this and the church accepted the mistake. I agree spaniards are product of roman empire... that's the reason why they travel to other continents and held up a Holy Book as a front but they impose attrocities than faith. 300+ years, The spanish colonial period - many native Filipinos have died during that time? not to mention revolution against spaniards. Countless!