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Facts

Also Known As Reconquest
Date c. 801 - c. 1492
Location Iberian Peninsula
Participants Moor • Portugal • Spain

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The Alhambra, a palace and fortress in Granada built between 1238 and 1358 at the end of Muslim rule in Spain.
Historical map showing the Carolingian Empire at its height under Charlemagne, including the core Frankish Kingdom of 768, later acquisitions up to 814, and surrounding tributary peoples. An inset map depicts the territorial divisions of the empire after the Treaty of Verdun in 843, splitting it into three separate kingdoms. Major regions, cities, and neighboring peoples are labeled throughout western and central Europe.
Alfonso I
Alfonso VIII
Ferdinand III
Painting of King Ferdinand II and Queen Isabella I of Spain seated on a throne as a group kneels before them, with a prelate holding a cross in warning during the expulsion of Jews in 1492.
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Timeline

Alfonso VI, King of Castile, and His Daughter Urraca
Siege of Toledo
1085
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Battle of Alarcos
July 18, 1195
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Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa
July 16, 1212
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Battle of Río Salado
October 30, 1340

Key People

Christopher Columbus
Isabella I
queen of Spain
Cid, the
El Cid
Castilian military leader
Gilt and polychrome relief by Alonso de Mena showing Ferdinand II on the left and Isabella on the right, both with hands raised in prayer, framed by ornate gold trim.
Ferdinand II
king of Spain
Alfonso VI
Alfonso VI
king of Leon and Castile
James I
James I
king of Aragon
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Ramon Berenguer IV
prince of Aragon
Alfonso VII
Alfonso VII
king of Leon and Castile
Alfonso I
Alfonso I
king of Aragon and Navarre
Ramon Berenguer III
Ramon Berenguer III
count of Barcelona
Ferdinand III
Ferdinand III
king of Castile and Leon
Afonso I
Afonso I
king of Portugal
Alfonso III
Alfonso III
king of Asturias
Alfonso XI
Alfonso XI
king of Castile and Leon
Afonso III
Afonso III
king of Portugal
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Afonso II
king of Portugal
Alfonso VIII
Alfonso VIII
king of Castile
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Ferdinand II
king of Leon
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Sancho Ramírez
king of Aragon and Pamplona [Navarre]
Ramiro II
Ramiro II
king of Leon and Asturias
Alfonso I
Alfonso I
king of Asturias