Comments on: New Genetic Study of Spaniards Finds Echoes of the Inquisition http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/12/04/new-genetic-study-of-spaniards-finds-echoes-of-the-inquisition/ 80beats is DISCOVER's news aggregator, weaving together the choicest tidbits from the best articles covering the day\'s most compelling topics. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:18:05 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: zach http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/12/04/new-genetic-study-of-spaniards-finds-echoes-of-the-inquisition/comment-page-1/#comment-16575 zach Fri, 02 Jan 2009 17:53:28 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/12/04/new-genetic-study-of-spaniards-finds-echoes-of-the-inquisition/#comment-16575 The point isn't to say, "haha those Spaniards are mongrols" this article is pointing out that genetics puts to lie the story that Spain was successful in the Inquisition to remove or kill the non-Catholic population. The point isn’t to say, “haha those Spaniards are mongrols” this article is pointing out that genetics puts to lie the story that Spain was successful in the Inquisition to remove or kill the non-Catholic population.

]]> By: Wes http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/12/04/new-genetic-study-of-spaniards-finds-echoes-of-the-inquisition/comment-page-1/#comment-16282 Wes Thu, 25 Dec 2008 04:20:37 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/12/04/new-genetic-study-of-spaniards-finds-echoes-of-the-inquisition/#comment-16282 If he lives in Europe, then he would be European. If he lives in Africa, then he would be African. The only difference is he has some European ancestors. And as for Spain, there had been a lot more racial mixing from the time of Hannibal to the time of the Black Moors. We put more into race than we should. If he lives in Europe, then he would be European. If he lives in Africa, then he would be African. The only difference is he has some European ancestors. And as for Spain, there had been a lot more racial mixing from the time of Hannibal to the time of the Black Moors. We put more into race than we should.

]]> By: Franco http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/12/04/new-genetic-study-of-spaniards-finds-echoes-of-the-inquisition/comment-page-1/#comment-15481 Franco Fri, 05 Dec 2008 21:40:13 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/12/04/new-genetic-study-of-spaniards-finds-echoes-of-the-inquisition/#comment-15481 Here are the facts:Take a Swede(blond/blue eyed) and place him in the Congo. After 500 years of genetic mixing,his male descendents,all of whom will appear sub-saharan african,will have a European genetic marker as a consequence of the "Y" chromosome,but is he European?I think not. The same is true of the 10.6% of Spanairds that have the "Y" North African chromosome.The problem of these genetic test is that they fail to report 99.9% of the entire genetic puzzle! Spain is European.The fact that so few carry this marker,is an index of Spain's European genetic legacy. Here are the facts:Take a Swede(blond/blue eyed) and place him in the Congo.
After 500 years of genetic mixing,his male descendents,all of whom will
appear sub-saharan african,will have a European genetic marker as a consequence of the “Y” chromosome,but is he European?I think not.

The same is true of the 10.6% of Spanairds that have the “Y” North African
chromosome.The problem of these genetic test is that they fail to report 99.9% of the entire genetic puzzle! Spain is European.The fact that so few
carry this marker,is an index of Spain’s European genetic legacy.

]]> By: Joseph http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/12/04/new-genetic-study-of-spaniards-finds-echoes-of-the-inquisition/comment-page-1/#comment-15474 Joseph Fri, 05 Dec 2008 17:31:56 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/12/04/new-genetic-study-of-spaniards-finds-echoes-of-the-inquisition/#comment-15474 History records plenty of massacres against the Jews in the 400 years before the Inquisition came into being. Entire communities were wiped out. History records plenty of massacres against the Jews in the 400 years before the Inquisition came into being. Entire communities were wiped out.

]]> By: Loldemort http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/12/04/new-genetic-study-of-spaniards-finds-echoes-of-the-inquisition/comment-page-1/#comment-15452 Loldemort Fri, 05 Dec 2008 03:43:36 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/12/04/new-genetic-study-of-spaniards-finds-echoes-of-the-inquisition/#comment-15452 Will you please stop repeating the old canard about "centuries of coexistence and tolerance" under Muslim rule? The Muslims in Spain were invaders, and established a kingdom where non-Muslims had an extremely second class status - they ran regular slaving runs to the north, for goodness sake! The situation in Moorish Spain could be compared, though disfavourably, to that in Imperial India and, as in India, the invaders were eventually kicked out. Will you please stop repeating the old canard about “centuries of coexistence and tolerance” under Muslim rule? The Muslims in Spain were invaders, and established a kingdom where non-Muslims had an extremely second class status – they ran regular slaving runs to the north, for goodness sake! The situation in Moorish Spain could be compared, though disfavourably, to that in Imperial India and, as in India, the invaders were eventually kicked out.

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