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Jan 9, 2017 · The period in Iberian history known as the Reconquista, or re-conquest, began in 722 at Covadonga, where a rebel Christian army defeated the Muslim armies in northern Spain, before forming the kingdom of Asturias in the northern mountains.
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May 13, 2024 · c. 801 - c. 1492. Location: Iberian Peninsula. Participants: Moor. Portugal. Spain. Major Events: Battle of Alarcos. Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa. Battle of Río Salado. Siege of Toledo. Key People: Alfonso VII. El Cid. Ferdinand II. Isabella I. Top Questions. What was the Reconquista? Who was involved in the Reconquista? When was the Reconquista?
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c. 53 million. The Iberian Peninsula ( / aɪˈbɪəriən / ), [a] also known as Iberia, [b] is a peninsula in South-western Europe, defining the westernmost edge of Eurasia. It is divided between Peninsular Spain and Continental Portugal, comprising most of the region, as well as Andorra, Gibraltar, and a small part of Southern France ( French ...
After the surrender of Granada in January 1492, the entire Iberian peninsula was controlled by Christian rulers. On 30 July 1492, as a result of the Alhambra Decree, the Jewish communities in Castile and Aragon—some 200,000 people—were forcibly expelled.
Oct 5, 2018 · The Reconquista (Reconquest) or Iberian Crusades were military campaigns largely conducted between the 11th and 13th century CE to liberate southern Portuguese and Spanish territories, then known as al-Andalus, from the Muslim Moors who had conquered and held them since the 8th century CE.
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The Reconquista (“reconquest”) is a period in the history of the Iberian Peninsula, spanning approximately 770 years, between the initial Umayyad conquest of Hispania in the 710s and the fall of the Emirate of Granada, the last Islamic state on the peninsula, to expanding Christian kingdoms in 1492.
Sep 4, 2009 · Outline. In 711 Muslim forces invaded and in seven years conquered the Iberian peninsula. It became one of the great Muslim civilisations; reaching its summit with the Umayyad caliphate of...
