Empires (chirstian reconquest)

The Christian Re-conquest of Spain

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  • Aug 20, 1001

    The reconquest beings

    The Chirstian reconquest of Spain began here.
  • May 25, 1085

    Recapture Toledo

    Alfonso VI of Castile took Toledo and established direct personal control over the Moorish city. This was the first concrete step taken by the combined kingdom of Leon-Castile in the Reconquista by Christian forces.
  • Oct 25, 1147

    Siege of Lisbon

    This was the military action that brought the city of Lisbon under definitive Portuguese control and expelled its Moorish overlords.
  • Jul 16, 1212

    Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa

    King Alfonso VIII of Castile was joined by the armies of his Christian rivals, Sancho VII of Navarre, Pedro II of Aragon and Afonso II of Portugal in battle against the Berber Muslim Almohad rulers of the southern half of the Iberian Peninsula. The Christians won.
  • Jan 2, 1492

    Surrender of Granada

    Battle of Granada was a siege of the city of Granada fought over a period of months leading up to its surrender. Granada was all that was left of the former Moorish Kingdom. It was capture by Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand II.