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The what was the struggle by Christians to take back the Iberian Peninsula from the Muslims?
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What is Andalus?
Al-Andalus was the name of the area of the Iberian peninsula and France controlled by the Muslims between 711 and 1492. It varied in size depending on the success of the Christians in expelling the Muslims.
What happened during the Reconquista?
The Spanish re conquered most of the peninsula iberique witch was then under the Muslim rule. when the reconquista was over Ferdinand and Isabelle took the throne.
Who were moors?
Moors were Arabs from the middle east.
Who wanted to conquer the Iberian peninsula?
Many groups throughout history have wanted to conquer the Iberian Peninsula. Romans, Spanish, French, Muslims, etc.
What is the Iberian Peninsula famous for?
The Iberian Peninsula is most famous for hosting the country of Spain. The Iberian Peninsula is also the only true Muslim conquest of Europe prior to the Ottoman Empire. It is also famous for the Reconquista, where the Spanish kicked out all non-Christians (mainly Muslims), forcing them to either leave or convert, and reestablished Spain as a country (in which case, Portugal was also reestablished).
What did the Portuguese and the Spanish cooperate in to expell Muslims from the Iberian Peninsula?
The Spanish Inquisition.
Before the Reconquista most of the Iberian Peninsula was controlled by who?
In 711-13 Arabs and other North African Muslims conquered the Iberian Peninsula, which was then the Kingdom of the Visigoths, who were Christian at the time.
What happened in Spain in the year 711?
This is the year when the moors (Muslims) invaded the Iberian Peninsula.
Moors forced out of the iberian peninsula?
Moors (Muslims living in medieval times), Jews, and anyone who was not Christian that lived in Spain, were given two options: convert to Christianity or you will be kicked out. Spain, at this time, controlled all of the Iberian Peninsula, and as a result of the Spanish Reconquista, the Iberian Peninsula was ultimately 100% Christian.
The was the crusade to drive the Muslims out of Western Europe?
The wars that led to the expulsion of all Muslims from the Iberian Peninsula were known as the Reconquista. They ended in 1492.
How long did the Muslims stay on the iberian peninsula?
130 years :)
What did the Muslims call the Iberian Peninsula?
They called it "Land of the Vandals" after the Germanic tribe the Vandals who inhabited the area before the Muslim conquest of the Iberia peninsula.
