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- The modern phrase "Iberian Peninsula" was coined by the French geographer Jean-Baptiste Bory de Saint-Vincent on his 1823 work "Guide du Voyageur en Espagne". Prior to that date, geographers had used the terms 'Spanish Peninsula' or 'Pyrenaean Peninsula'.
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5 days ago · Iberian Peninsula, peninsula in southwestern Europe, occupied by Spain and Portugal. Its name derives from its ancient inhabitants whom the Greeks called Iberians, probably for the Ebro (Iberus), the peninsula’s second longest river (after the Tagus). The Pyrenees mountain range forms an effective.
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The Iberian Peninsula ( / aɪˈbɪəriən / ), also known as Iberia, 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 Cerdagne ).
When we refer to the Iberian Peninsula, we mostly refer to Spain and Portugal but the peninsula also comprise a small area of Southern France, Andorra and Gibraltar (British overseas territory). Map of Spain and Portugal. Download map.
The shaded relief map shows the Iberian Peninsula, an almost continent-like peninsula at the southwestern tip of Europe. The peninsula, also known as Iberia, "the land of the Iberians," forms the western end of the Eurasian continent and is divided between the mainland territories of Spain and Portugal .
- Pre-History of The Iberian Peninsula
- Phoenician, Greek & Roman Rule of The Iberian Peninsula
- Islamic Conquest of Spain
- The Christian Kingdoms of Spain & Reconquista
- Creation of The Spanish Monarchy
DNA evidence shows that for thousands of years the Iberian Peninsula was a crossroads of sorts. Mass migrations came in several different waves. First was the influx of hunter-gatherer groups called the “Villabruna” who came to coexist with the original hunter-gather groups called the “Goyet”. Next was a mass-migration of peoples originally from An...
At the end of the Bronze Age and early Iron Age the Phoenicians began building settlements along the south coast of the Iberian Peninsula. The Phoenicians were a sea faring people from the opposite end of the Mediterranean Sea and were primarily interested in the trade of the metal producing societies of the coast. The abundance of precious metals ...
After the fall of the Roman empire there was a brief power vacuum in the peninsula. In its wake various Germanic tribes moved into the region, such as the Suebi, Vandals and Visigoths. By the early/mid 5th century, the Visigoths had conquered most of the peninsula. Only the south remained independent under Byzantine rule from 554-624. The Visigoths...
Almost immediately after the Arab/Berber conquest of Spain in the 8th century, the small Christian kingdoms that remained sought to win back their lost territory. At the Battle of Covadonga in 718 or 722, the Christians scored a major victory against the Umayyad. This victory is often referred to as the first of the Reconquista, or expulsion of Mus...
The timeline and history of modern day Spain can be traced back to the political union of the kingdoms of Aragon and Castile. Queen Isabella I of Castile and Ferdinand II of Aragon married in 1469. Ferdinand ascended to the throne of Aragon in 1479, bringing the two kingdoms together for the first time. Historians refer to the two rulers as “The Ca...
Hispania ( Ancient Greek: Ἱσπανία, romanized : Hispanía; Latin: Hispānia [hɪsˈpaːnia]; nearly identically pronounced in Spanish, Portuguese, and Catalan as [isˈpanja]) was the Roman name for the Iberian Peninsula. Under the Roman Republic, Hispania was divided into two provinces: Hispania Citerior and Hispania Ulterior.
“At the beginning of the period 1000 to 1400, the Umayyad caliphate collapses, fragmenting Islamic power in the Iberian Peninsula. Christian kingdoms in the north gradually unite, become much more powerful, and expand their territories through a campaign of reconquista (reconquest). Despite the weakening of Islamic power, its influence in science, medicine, and art is extraordinary and ...
