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The Reconquista (Spanish and Portuguese for "reconquest") or the reconquest of al-Andalus was the successful series of military campaigns that European Christian kingdoms waged against the Muslim kingdoms following the Muslim conquest of the Iberian Peninsula by the Umayyad Caliphate.
Reconquista, in medieval Spain and Portugal, a series of campaigns by Christian states to recapture territory from the Muslims (Moors), who had occupied most of the Iberian Peninsula in the early 8th century. Learn more about the history and significance of the Reconquista in this article.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
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.
- Mark Cartwright
Oct 5, 2018 · La Reconquista, o cruzadas ibéricas, consistió en una serie de campañas militares llevadas a cabo principalmente entre los siglos XI y XIII para liberar los territorios meridionales de España y Portugal, por entonces conocidos como Al-Ándalus, de los Moros musulmanes que los habían conquistado ya en el siglo VIII.
- Mark Cartwright
Chronology of the Reconquista. Main article: Chronology of the Crusades. This chronology presents the timeline of the Reconquista, a series of military and political actions taken following the Muslim conquest of the Iberian Peninsula that began in 711.
Dec 3, 2023 · Uncover the epic saga of the Reconquista of Spain. From battles to eventual Catholic triumph, explore the dramatic journey of reclaiming Iberia from the Moors. The Reconquista, a pivotal chapter in medieval European history, represents the centuries-long struggle in the Iberian Peninsula as Christian kingdoms sought to reclaim their territories ...
Dec 29, 2023 · The Reconquista (“reconquest”) was a series of military campaigns led by regional Christian kingdoms who fought to reclaim territories from the Muslim Moors who had conquered them. It became the longest-known war in recorded history and concerned not only land but politics and religion.
