Blog #1 Death of the Knights Templar When I attended graduate school, History books claimed the Pope dissolved the Order of the Knights Templar in 1312. But that wasn't the end of the story. Read on. It isn't well known, but the Templars warred against the Muslims in locations outside the Holy land, including Spain and Portugal. A struggle Christians referred to as the Reconquista . Portugal was the first to evict the Muslims in 1272 thanks in large part to the superb military skills of the Knights Templar. But the Order’s accomplishment was forgotten 40 years later, when the Pope bowed to the King of France and abolished it The king was so greedy for the Order’s wealth that he drummed up false accusations against them and burned some of their leaders at the stake, torturing others. Then the Pope completed the liquidation of the Templars by ordering the transfer of their assets to another military order, the KnightsHospitaller. Several countries also ban...