Embarrassing Chapters in Spanish History

Can you name the following embarrassing chapters in Spain's history?

Inspiration comes from the "Embarrassing Chapters in History" series

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This group of North African Muslims, who promoted religious tolerance and education during the "Dark Ages," are kicked out during the Reconquista	Moors
In 1492, members of this religious group are forced to either be expelled from Spain or convert to Catholicism	Jews
This organization is formed to remove non-Christians and heretics from Spain, often using harsh punishments such as burning at the stake	Spanish Inquisition
This Genoese explorer, whose voyages were funded by the Spanish monarchy, commits genocide against the indigenous population of the Carribbean	Christopher Columbus
Hernán Cortés conquers this Mesoamerican civilization by massacring enormous segments of their population and destroying their capital at Tenochtitlan	Aztec Empire
Francisco Pizarro conquers this Andean civilization using similar methods to Cortés	Inca Empire
Bartolomé de las Casas advocates for the enslavement of this group of people due to the horrific treatment of indigenous laborers (although he later recants this view)	Africans
This large Spanish naval fleet is essentially obliterated due to attacks from English forces and bad weather	Spanish Armada
Inbreeding in this royal family leads to King Charles II having severe disabilities and being unable to rule	Habsburgs
This important strait, which controls access to the Mediterranean Sea, is conquered by the British in 1704 and has remained under their control since	Gibraltar
In 1808, this ruler of France installs his brother as King of Spain, leading to a bloody guerilla war	Napoleon Bonaparte
A war with this country, sometimes known as the "Disaster of 1898," leads to devastating losses by Spanish forces and the loss of colonies such as Cuba and the Philippines	United States of America
This cathedral in Barcelona, whose groundbreaking ceremony occurred in 1882, remains under construction more than a century later	Sagrada Familia
Despite facing a relatively small army with outdated weaponry, Spain struggles to defeat anti-colonial rebels in this North African country in the 1920s	Morocco
This 1930s conflict, largely fought between communists and the fascists, leads to ~500,000 deaths and is called a "dress rehersal" for World War 2	Spanish Civil War
That conflict leads to the rise of this general, who became the last dictator in Western Europe and reigned until his death in 1975	Francisco Franco
The Spanish government cracks down on this region after a 2017 independence referendum and imprisons many of its leaders	Catalonia
Juan Carlos I, former king of Spain, flees to this Middle Eastern country in 2020 due to allegations of corrupt business dealings with Saudi Arabia	United Arab Emirates

Level 85

Jan 8, 2021

So it's embarrassing to be disabled? And it's embarrassing both to attack and to be attacked? To conquer and to be conquered?

And this is the first time that I've heard of La Sagrada Familia being an embarrassment. Think how embarrassing Cologne Cathedral must be!

Level 71

Jan 8, 2021

For the disabled one, the embarrassment isn't that he was disabled but that the Habsburgs inbreeded so much that it happened. It's an embarrassment to the family, not the person. That being said, I changed the wording of the clue to reflect this.

The Sagrada Familia isn't embarrassing as a structure, but it IS embarrassing that, even with modern technology, it's taken so long to build it. Plus, many of the models and plans that went along with it were destroyed during the Spanish Civil War, which I'd say is pretty embarrassing.

As for the other ones, I think they're all pretty fair game.

Level 47

Jan 12, 2021

Some of these clues didn't take in the singular. I typed in "African" for "Africans" and "Habsburg" for "Habsburgs"

Level 71

Jan 13, 2021

Fixed!

Level 78

Mar 1, 2021

Good quiz, nominated! Columbus was Genoese, not Venetian though and I think the question could be rephrased to reflect that the genocide is the embarrassing part, not funding the voyages per se.

Level 71

Mar 1, 2021

Thanks! I took your suggestions and updated the clue :)

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