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Reconquista

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Period in the history of the Iberian Peninsula of about 780 years between the Umayyad conquest of Hispania in 711, the expansion of the Christian kingdoms throughout Hispania, and the fall of the Nasrid kingdom of Granada in 1492. Wikipedia

  • History of Spain
    History of Spain

    The history of Spain dates back to the Antiquity when the pre-Roman peoples of the Mediterranean coast of the Iberian Peninsula made contact with the Greeks and Phoenicians and the first writing systems known as Paleohispanic scripts were developed. Introduced in 1813, and the current democratic constitution dates to 1978. Wikipedia

  • Al-Andalus
    Al-Andalus

    The Muslim-ruled area of the Iberian Peninsula. Used by modern historians for the former Islamic states based in modern Portugal and Spain. Wikipedia

  • List of wars involving Spain

    List of wars fought by the Kingdom of Spain or on Spanish territory. 237–218 BCE Barcid conquest of Hispania Wikipedia

  • Spain
    Spain

    Country in Southwestern Europe with some pockets of territory across the Strait of Gibraltar and the Atlantic Ocean. Situated on the Iberian Peninsula. Wikipedia

  • Umayyad conquest of Hispania
    Umayyad conquest of Hispania

    The initial expansion of the Umayyad Caliphate over Hispania from 711 to 718. The conquest resulted in the destruction of the Visigothic Kingdom and the establishment of the Umayyad wilaya of Al-Andalus. Wikipedia

  • Kingdom of Galicia
    Kingdom of Galicia

    Political entity located in southwestern Europe, which at its territorial zenith occupied the entire northwest of the Iberian Peninsula. Founded by the Suebic king Hermeric in 409, with its capital established in Braga. Wikipedia

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    • The Reconquista (Reconquest) was the centuries-long period in which Christian rule was re-established over the Iberian Peninsula.Spain-Wikipedia
    • In a process that took centuries, the small Christian kingdoms in the north gradually regained control of the peninsula.Spain-Wikipedia
    • During the Reconquista, the epic poem Cantar de Mio Cid was written about a real man—his battles, conquests, and daily life.Spain-Wikipedia
    • However, Algiers continued to be of comparatively little importance until after the expulsion of the Moors from Spain, many of whom sought asylum in the city.Algiers-Wikipedia
    • The Spanish considered the war with the Muslims of Brunei and the Philippines, a repeat of the Reconquista.Spain-Wikipedia
    • In the Iberian Peninsula, the Reconquista concluded with the fall of Granada in 1492, ending over seven centuries of Islamic rule in the south-western peninsula.Europe-Wikipedia
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