The Reconquista was a pivotal period in Spanish history, spanning nearly 800 years from the early 8th century to 1492. It marked the long and arduous struggle by Christian kingdoms to reclaim the ...

The term Reconquista suggests a heroic reclaiming ... and political agendas that shaped this defining era in Spanish history. A must-watch for anyone interested in medieval geopolitics and ...

Martyred in 303 during the Diocletian persecution, Sts. Ciriaco and Paula are now honored as the patron saints of Málaga.

The closing stages of the Reconquista, or the Christian reconquest of Islamic Spain, coincided with the Inquisition, an institution within the Roman Catholic Church that was sanctioned by the ...

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When asked about Spain’s largest Cathedral many people believe that Burgos, León, or even Santiago de Compostela has the ...

One was on the Rock of Gibraltar, a pocket of British territory next to mainland Spain, and the other was ... Ceuta in 1415 when the Christian Reconquista of the Iberian Peninsula swept across ...

1992 was a landmark year for Spain: it marked the fifth centenary of the so-called “Discovery” of America, the end of the Reconquista, and the expulsion of Jews and Muslims by the Catholic Kings.