STAGES OF RECONQUISTA

There are four stages in Reconquista:

1. From 8th to 10th centuries.

2. 11th and 12th centuries.

3. 13th and 14th centuries.

4. 15th century.

In each stage we have to consider the following elements:

FACTS BATTLES PEOPLE

In Reconquista there were important people to take into consideration:

Don Pelayo, king of

Asturias

Alfonso VIAlfonso X, el

Sabio

Los Reyes Católicos, Fernando and Isabel

FROM 8TH TO 10TH CENTURIES

FACTS

The Christians from the North of Iberian Peninsula created small kingdoms.

BATTLES

Battle of Covadonga in 722. This was the beginning of Reconquista.

PEOPLE

Don Pelayo, King of Asturias, defeated the Muslims in that battle.

BATTLE OF COVADONGA

DON PELAYO

FACTS BATTLES PEOPLE

11TH AND 12TH CENTURY

Al-Andalus was divided into small kingdoms called taifas. Muslims became weaker and Christians became stronger.

Battle of Toledo, in 1085.

Alfonso VI conquered Toledo.

REINOS DE TAIFAS

ALFONSO VI

BATTLE OF TOLEDO, 1085

13TH AND 14TH CENTURIES

FACTS BATTLES PEOPLE

Christians kingdoms united and defeated Muslims in more and more battles.

The Battle of Navas de Tolosa, 1212.

Alfonso X, el Sabio.

He conquered several cities and wrote important books, such as

Las Siete Partidas, a book about laws and

Cantigas de Santa María, dedicated

to the Virgin Mary.

Illustration of Cantigas de Santa María.

CANTIGAS: Poems that people used to sing.CODEX/CODICES: Books that were not printed, but written, usually by monks in

monasteries.

Cover of Las Siete Partidas.

Codix of Cantigas de Santa María. There are four codices, two of them in El Escorial.

15TH CENTURY

FACTS BATTLES PEOPLEIberian Peninsula was divided into five kingdoms: Portugal, Castilla, Aragón, Navarra and Granada. The only muslim kingdom was Granada

Battle of Granada, 1492. Iberian Peninsula became christian.

Isabel from Castilla and Fernando from Aragón, los Reyes Católicos.

Thanks to Los Reyes Católicos, two important things happened

in 1492:

1. The kingdom of Granada was conquered and all Iberian Peninsula became christian.

1. All Iberian Peninsula became christian.

2. Columbus discovered America

thanks to the money of the king and queen.

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