Reconquista
English meaning: Reconquista (Christian re-conquest of Iberia from Moors)
Spanish Definition
(Español)La campaña militar y política de siglos de duración (718–1492) de los reinos cristianos para recuperar la Península Ibérica de los gobernantes moros (musulmanes).
English Definition
The centuries-long (718–1492) military and political campaign by Christian kingdoms to recapture the Iberian Peninsula from Moorish (Muslim) rulers. The Reconquista shaped Spanish national identity, religious zeal, and the institution of the Inquisition. Its completion in 1492 (same year Columbus reached the Americas) launched Spain's global imperial era.
Example
“La Reconquista culminó en 1492 con la toma de Granada, el último reino moro de España.”
In English: “The Reconquista culminated in 1492 with the fall of Granada, the last Moorish kingdom in Spain.”
Synonyms
- cruzada ibérica
Literary Heritage
“Yo vengo a hablar por vuestra boca muerta.”
“I come to speak through your dead mouths.”
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