The Reconquista[a] (Spanish and Portuguese for the "reconquest") is the period in the history of the Iberian Peninsula of about 780 years between the Umayyad conquest of Hispania in 711 and the fall of the Kingdom of Granada to the expanding of Castile and Aragon in 1492. The Reconquista was completed just before the Spanish discovery of the Americas—the "New World"—which ushered in the era of the Spanish and Portuguese colonial empires. Since the mid-19th century, the idea of a 'reconquest' took hold in Spain associated with its rising nationalism and colonialism.[1] Western historians have marked the beginning of the Reconquista with the Battle of Covadonga (718 or 722), one of the first victories by Asturian military forces since the 711 Umayyad conquest of Iberia by the Umayyad Caliphate. In that small battle, a group led by the nobleman Pelagius defeated a caliphate's army in the mountains of northern Iberia and established the independent Kingdom of Asturias.
17 April 2020
5 Epic Battles of the Reconquista
Real Crusades History #145. And don't forget the Real Crusades History website!
The Reconquista[a] (Spanish and Portuguese for the "reconquest") is the period in the history of the Iberian Peninsula of about 780 years between the Umayyad conquest of Hispania in 711 and the fall of the Kingdom of Granada to the expanding of Castile and Aragon in 1492. The Reconquista was completed just before the Spanish discovery of the Americas—the "New World"—which ushered in the era of the Spanish and Portuguese colonial empires. Since the mid-19th century, the idea of a 'reconquest' took hold in Spain associated with its rising nationalism and colonialism.[1] Western historians have marked the beginning of the Reconquista with the Battle of Covadonga (718 or 722), one of the first victories by Asturian military forces since the 711 Umayyad conquest of Iberia by the Umayyad Caliphate. In that small battle, a group led by the nobleman Pelagius defeated a caliphate's army in the mountains of northern Iberia and established the independent Kingdom of Asturias.
The Reconquista[a] (Spanish and Portuguese for the "reconquest") is the period in the history of the Iberian Peninsula of about 780 years between the Umayyad conquest of Hispania in 711 and the fall of the Kingdom of Granada to the expanding of Castile and Aragon in 1492. The Reconquista was completed just before the Spanish discovery of the Americas—the "New World"—which ushered in the era of the Spanish and Portuguese colonial empires. Since the mid-19th century, the idea of a 'reconquest' took hold in Spain associated with its rising nationalism and colonialism.[1] Western historians have marked the beginning of the Reconquista with the Battle of Covadonga (718 or 722), one of the first victories by Asturian military forces since the 711 Umayyad conquest of Iberia by the Umayyad Caliphate. In that small battle, a group led by the nobleman Pelagius defeated a caliphate's army in the mountains of northern Iberia and established the independent Kingdom of Asturias.
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