Spanish town to vote on name change

[Rusk]

It might explain the historical background of such religiously themed towns. You are quite the historian it seems. I did not know there is a difference between "irrelevant history" and "relevant history". Interesting.

Well i obviously meant how is it relevant in regards to the topic.

I still cant see where you are going with this... :icon_conf

 

[Tigerknee]

why dont they just go with Jew fort

 

[Martialarts101]

Well i obviously meant how is it relevant in regards to the topic.

I still cant see where you are going with this... :icon_conf

Then you don't know very much about Spanish history^^

 

[Rusk]

Then you don't know very much about Spanish history^^

well, you are very unclear in your posts, and you do make conclusions that are based on nothing...

so i am really not sure what we are discussing here

 

[Martialarts101]

well, you are very unclear in your posts, and you do make conclusions that are based on nothing...

so i am really not sure what we are discussing here

It all seems quite simple, not sure if I can help you out. You mentioned the supposedly non-existent historical value of the town's name, I commented about Spanish religious history which may give us more insights into why this town has such a name. And then you lost track of the conversation.

 

[Rusk]

It all seems quite simple, not sure if I can help you out. You mentioned the supposedly non-existent historical value of the town's name, I commented about Spanish religious history which may give us more insights into why this town has such a name. And then you lost track of the conversation.

Ok, so the what historical value are we talking about here? That Iberia was a place of 3 religions? The bad treatment of jews? Reconquista?

What historical value do towns names have?

 

[Martialarts101]

Ok, so the what historical value are we talking about here? That Iberia was a place of 3 religions? The bad treatment of jews? Reconquista?

The bad treatment of the Jews, and possible causes would be a good start.

 

[Rusk]

The bad treatment of the Jews, and possible causes would be a good start.

There are many factors that came into play, but i hope you don't mean that "fall" of Iberia is to blame on the jews...

 

[Possum Jenkins]

No mention yet of Matamoros, Mexico, border town with Brownsville, Texas?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matamoros,_Tamaulipas

It means "kill Moors" which really means "kill Muslims" and was founded by the Spanish.

 

[ElKarlo]

Don't blame them. I don't like the name "fort" either. I'm a pacifist.

Yeah man. I don't like how a fort implies a massive public work. Wasteful

 

[Xplosives]

meh changing a name really means nothing

 

[lapollarecords]

No mention yet of Matamoros, Mexico, border town with Brownsville, Texas?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matamoros,_Tamaulipas

It means "kill Moors" which really means "kill Muslims" and was founded by the Spanish.

Matamoros is also a surname. Killing non christians was a spanish national sport those days.

 

[Halge]

"I'm voting no on this name change. I was born a killjewian, and I'll die a killjewian".