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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Alcántara hasNotablePeriod Reconquista
this entity surface form: Reconquista period
Taifa of Mértola partOfConflict Reconquista
House of Aguilar associatedWith Reconquista
this entity surface form: Spanish Reconquista
Castilian army conflict Reconquista
Order of Aviz partOf Reconquista
Pelayo movement Reconquista
Battle of Rio Salado partOf Reconquista
Almohad infantry roleIn Reconquista