Between 850 and 859 (Christian Era), the Muslim government of Cordoba ordered the execution of forty-eight Christians. With few expections, the Christians invited execution by committing capital offense: some appeared before the muslim authorities to denounce Mohammed; other, Christian children of mized Islamic-Christian marriages, publicly proclaimed their Christianity.Between 850 and 859 (Christian Era), the Muslim government of Cordoba ordered the execution of forty-eight Christians.