Christian Victory Quotes
The juxtaposition of scenes of murder and brutality together with God and holy purposes seems foreign to us today. It is extant among some Islamic groups who exult in similar scenes while calling to God. This “barbarity” is historically not just Islamic but was typical of Christians as well. Beheading was common in the Crusades, and it is still popular among some of the Islamic extremists who look to the “old days” as a model for them today.
On October 7, 1571 the Spanish fleet delivered a crushing defeat to the Ottomans at the bay of Lepanto in Greece. Cervantes was a proud veteran of Lepanto.