Reconquista: The Crusade That Made Spain

🛡️ From the misty peaks of Asturias to the red towers of Granada, the Reconquista was not just a war — it was a transformation.

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TIME STAPMS:
00:00 - INTRODUCTION
03:24 - THE CHRISTIAN KINGDOMS TAKE SHAPE (9TH–11TH CENTURY)
11:40 - THE ARRIVAL OF THE ALMORAVIDS & ALMOHADS (11TH–12TH CENTURY)
17:59 - THE CHRISTIAN COUNTERATTACK – LAS NAVAS DE TOLOSA (1212 AD)
25:14 - THE FALL OF GRANADA – THE END OF MUSLIM SPAIN (1492 AD)
33:27 - WAS THE RECONQUISTA A HOLY WAR?


Over nearly 800 years, Christian kingdoms rose from the ashes of a fallen empire to challenge and ultimately dismantle Muslim rule in Iberia. In this cinematic deep-dive, we explore the full arc of the Reconquista — from the legendary stand of Pelayo at Covadonga in 718 🏔️ to the final surrender of Granada in 1492 🏰.

🔍 What really happened in those centuries between conquest and reconquest?
Was this a religious crusade or a political chessboard of shifting alliances, betrayals, and ambition? Join us as we investigate the military campaigns, cultural shifts, and ideological battles that reshaped a continent. ⚔️

📖 Featuring detailed historical analysis, primary sources, and citations from leading scholars such as: • Joseph F. O’Callaghan – Reconquest and Crusade in Medieval Spain
• Brian A. Catlos – Kingdoms of Faith
• Hugh Kennedy – Muslim Spain and Portugal
• Thomas F. Glick – Islamic and Christian Spain in the Early Middle Ages

🔥 Key Moments You’ll Discover in This Video:
📜 The fall of the Visigothic Kingdom and the rise of Al-Andalus
🛡️ The formation of early Christian resistance in Asturias
🏹 The fall of Toledo in 1085 and the Christian turning point
🌍 How Crusader ideology spread into Iberia
🕌 The brutal arrival of the Almoravids and Almohads
🏇 The decisive Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa (1212)
🏴‍☠️ The final siege of Granada and Spain’s birth as a united kingdom

🎭 But this isn’t just a story of swords and sieges. It’s also a story of memory, myth, and meaning. Christian kings invoked the legacy of the Visigoths 🦁, Islamic scholars preserved knowledge under siege 🧠, and both sides believed they were heirs to something greater than war: a divine destiny.

💡 Why it matters:
The Reconquista laid the groundwork for the rise of Spain and Portugal as global empires 🌍, shaped religious and cultural divisions that still echo today, and defined the very idea of what it meant to be European — long before such a concept existed.

⏳ Watch now to understand one of history’s most consequential epics — and discover how centuries of struggle forged a new world out of the ruins of the old.

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