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- In 1238, the Christian Reconquest forced Spanish Muslims south, and the kingdom of Granada was established as the last refuge of the Moorish civilization.
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5 days ago · However, against the advice of the saintly Hernando de Talavera, the converso archbishop of Granada who was trying to convert the Muslims by precept and education, the queen’s confessor, Francisco (later Cardinal) Jiménez de Cisneros, introduced forced mass conversions.
Oct 26, 2024 · The Reconquista began with the Battle of Covadonga about 718, when Asturias engaged the Moors, and it ended in 1492, when Ferdinand and Isabella (the Catholic Monarchs) conquered Granada. The most active period of the Reconquista took place during the 11th–13th century, with most of Spain under Christian control by 1250.
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Feb 9, 2010 · On January 2, 1492, King Boabdil surrendered Granada to the Spanish forces, and in 1502 the Spanish crown ordered all Muslims forcibly converted to Christianity.
Aug 18, 2023 · The fall of Granada in 1492 marked the end of Muslim rule in the Iberian Peninsula and the conclusion of the Reconquista, a process that had spanned almost eight centuries. Did you know…?
The War of the Granada succession (1482–1492) took place after the deposition of emir Abu'l-Hasan Ali of Granada by his son Muhammad XII of Granada; the deposed emir's brother Muhammad XIII of Granada also joined the fight.
Christian kingdoms fought fiercely to reclaim their lands from Muslim rule, leading to a drawn-out struggle known as the Reconquista. The campaign began in AD 718 and lasted until AD 1492, when Granada, the last Muslim stronghold in Iberia, fell to the Catholic forces.
Mar 6, 2018 · In the ten years before 1492, the kingdom of Granada was the theatre of one of the most significant wars in European history. The Nasrid sultan’s territory was the last Spanish stronghold of a...
