Urban II offered a pardon for sins to those who fought where?
In Spain
In France
In England
In Italy
Answer
In Spain, Pope Urban II proclaimed that sins would be pardoned for those who joined the fight against the Muslim presence in the Iberian Peninsula. This promise of divine absolution was a key motivator for many, encouraging widespread participation in the Reconquista, a centuries-long effort by Christian kingdoms to retake the region from Muslim rule.
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