Reconquista

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The Reconquista was the centuries-long series of Christian campaigns to reclaim the Iberian Peninsula from Muslim rule, culminating in 1492 with the fall of Granada and the consolidation of Spanish Christian kingdoms.


Statements (53)
Predicate Object
instanceOf conflict
historical event
military campaign
religious war
carriedOutBy Kingdom of Aragon
Castile
surface form: "Kingdom of Castile"

Kingdom of León
Kingdom of Navarre
Portugal
surface form: "Kingdom of Portugal"
culminatedIn 1492 conquest of Granada
Reconquista
surface form: "Fall of Granada"
followedBy Spanish Inquisition
Spanish colonization of the Americas
expulsion of Jews from Spain
forced conversions of Muslims in Spain
hasCause Umayyad conquest of Hispania
surface form: "Muslim conquest of Iberia"

expansion of Al-Andalus
hasEffect Christian dominance in Iberia
cultural and religious homogenization in Spain
decline of Muslim political power in Iberia
development of Spanish and Portuguese kingdoms
formation of unified Spain
hasEndTime 1492
15th century
hasKeyEvent capture of Granada in 1492
marriage of Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile
Union of the Crowns of Castile and Aragon
surface form: "union of Castile and Aragon"
hasMainGoal Reconquista
surface form: "Christian reconquest of Iberian Peninsula"

expulsion of Muslim rule from Iberia
hasPart Battle of Covadonga
Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa
Christian repopulation of conquered territories
Reconquista
surface form: "Siege of Granada"

conquest of Córdoba
conquest of Seville
conquest of Toledo
formation of military orders
hasStartTime 711
8th century
involvesEthnicGroup Christianity
surface form: "Christians"

Jews
Muslims
involvesReligion Christianity
Islam
languageUsed Arabic
Latin
Old Spanish
Portuguese
locatedIn Iberian Peninsula
opposedBy Andalusia
surface form: "Al-Andalus"

Islamic Spain
surface form: "Muslim states in Iberia"
usedIdeology Christian crusading ideology
religious legitimization of warfare

Referenced by (37)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kings of Portugal associatedEvent Reconquista
this entity surface form: "Portuguese Reconquista"
São Jorge Castle associatedWith Reconquista
this entity surface form: "Reconquista period"
Battle of Covadonga conflict Reconquista
Caliphate of Córdoba conflict Reconquista
Reconquista culminatedIn Reconquista
this entity surface form: "Fall of Granada"
Islamic Spain endCause Reconquista
this entity surface form: "fall of Granada"
Kingdom of Murcia era Reconquista
Kingdom of Granada event Reconquista
this entity surface form: "Christian conquests in Andalusia"
Kingdom of Seville follows Reconquista
Andalusia hasCulturalInfluenceFrom Reconquista
this entity surface form: "Christian Reconquista"
Reconquista hasMainGoal Reconquista
this entity surface form: "Christian reconquest of Iberian Peninsula"
Late Middle Ages hasMajorEvent Reconquista
Late Middle Ages hasMajorEvent Reconquista
this entity surface form: "Fall of Granada"
Reconquista hasPart Reconquista
this entity surface form: "Siege of Granada"
taifa kingdoms historicalContext Reconquista
this entity surface form: "Reconquista in the Iberian Peninsula"
Kingdom of Spain historicalEvent Reconquista
Seville, Spain historicalEvent Reconquista
subject surface form: "Seville"
Middle Ages includesEvent Reconquista
this entity surface form: "Crusades"
Middle Ages includesEvent Reconquista
King of Castile involvedIn Reconquista
C.J. Ramone notableWork Reconquista
Battle of Covadonga partOf Reconquista
this entity surface form: "Almohad–Christian wars"
subject surface form: "Crown of Aragon"
subject surface form: "Crown of Castile"
Castile playedRoleIn Reconquista
Conquest of Ceuta precededBy Reconquista
this entity surface form: "Portuguese Reconquista campaigns in Iberia"
Medina of Tetouan rebuiltAfter Reconquista
this entity surface form: "Reconquista in Spain"
Castelo de Tavira significantEvent Reconquista
this entity surface form: "Fall of Granada"
Castro Marim Castle usedDuring Reconquista

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