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Reconquista

711 CE – 1492 CE · 781 years

Nearly 800 years of Christian reconquest of the Iberian Peninsula from Moorish rule — from the Battle of Covadonga to the fall of Granada in 1492.

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Belligerents

The main peoples, kingdoms and states involved.

  • Christian kingdoms of Iberia
  • Moorish states

Key moments

Defining events in the Reconquista.

  1. 722 Covadonga
  2. 1212 Las Navas de Tolosa
  3. 1492 Fall of Granada

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Dated moments inside this span

Events the timeline places between 711 CE and 1492 CE.

711 CE Muslim Conquest of Iberia 717 CE Siege of Constantinople (717) 719 CE Abbey of Saint Gall 732 CE Battle of Tours 756 CE Córdoba

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