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.

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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 self-linksurface differs
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 self-linksurface differs
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 self-linksurface differs
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

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Battle of Simancas partOf Reconquista
Mozarabs declinedAfter Reconquista
this entity surface form: Christian Reconquista
Andalusian Arabic declineCause Reconquista
this entity surface form: Christian Reconquista of Iberian Peninsula
Nasrid dynasty significantEvent Reconquista
Boabdil era Reconquista
Boabdil territorialLoss Reconquista
this entity surface form: Emirate of Granada to the Catholic Monarchs
House of Jiménez engagedIn Reconquista
Muley Hacén era Reconquista
Andalusian architecture developedInPeriod Reconquista
this entity surface form: Reconquista period
Battle of Alarcos conflictOf Reconquista
Estoria de España coversPeriod Reconquista
Alfonso I of Aragon conflict Reconquista
Queen of Castile associatedWith Reconquista
Abu al-Hasan Ali conflict Reconquista
Taifa of Toledo partOfConflict Reconquista
medieval Spain hasKeyProcess Reconquista
Ferdinand I of León movement Reconquista
Alfonso VI of León roleIn Reconquista
Treaty of Alcaraz historicalPeriod Reconquista
Lorca historicalPeriod Reconquista
the Conqueror conflict Reconquista
subject surface form: James I of Aragon
Siege of Seville (1247–1248) belongsToTheme Reconquista
this entity surface form: Christian conquest of al-Andalus
House of Guzmán associatedEvent Reconquista
this entity surface form: Reconquista in Andalusia
Battle of Teba conflict Reconquista
Count of Castile associatedWithEvent Reconquista
this entity surface form: Christian Reconquista
Martos historicalInfluence Reconquista
Siege of Tarifa (1292) partOf Reconquista
Taifa of Málaga partOfConflict Reconquista
Battle of Sagrajas partOf Reconquista
Battle of Uclés (1108) partOf Reconquista
Taifa of Lisbon militaryConflict Reconquista
Alcazaba associatedWith Reconquista
Battle of Ourique partOf Reconquista
Christian kings of Asturias partOf Reconquista
Afonso III of Portugal conflict Reconquista
this entity surface form: Portuguese Reconquista
Portuguese House of Burgundy significantEvent Reconquista
this entity surface form: Portuguese Reconquista
Central Spain historicallyLinkedTo Reconquista