A map of Christian realms in the north and Islamic taifas in the south (1037). During the Reconquista, the Iberian states not only fought along religious lines, but also amongst themselves and internally, …

Dec 9, 2025 · 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 …

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 …

Christian kingdoms fought fiercely to reclaim their lands from Muslim rule, leading to a drawn-out struggle known as the Reconquista. The campaign began in AD 718 and lasted until AD 1492, when …

The Reconquista, meaning "reconquest," refers to the historical period during which the Catholic kingdoms of the Iberian Peninsula fought to reclaim territories under Muslim control, a struggle that …

2 days ago · The Reconquista — “the Reclaiming” — was more than a war of borders. It was a saga of resistance and rebirth, of kings and warriors, monks and peasants, of tolerance and fanaticism.

The Reconquista was the 781-year period during which Christian kingdoms gradually reclaimed the Iberian Peninsula from Islamic rule, beginning with the Battle of Covadonga in 722 and culminating …

Apr 22, 2025 · The Reconquista was a monumental era in Spanish history, spanning over 700 years from 711 AD to 1492 AD. It marks the long and complex series of campaigns led by Christian …

The Reconquista (a Spanish and Portuguese word for "Reconquest") was a period of 750 years in which several Christian kingdoms slowly expanded themselves over the Iberian Peninsula at the expense …

The Reconquista was a process not only of war and conquest, but also of repopulation. Christian kings moved their own people to locations abandoned by Muslims in order to have a population capable of …