Historical Figures of the Reconquista

Founder of the Reconquista

Visigothic nobleman who led the Battle of Covadonga in 722 and founded the Kingdom of Asturias, marking the beginning of the Reconquista.

Legendary Warrior

Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, the legendary Castilian knight who conquered and ruled Valencia, becoming Spain's most celebrated medieval hero.

Conqueror of Toledo

Powerful Christian king who captured Toledo in 1085, the former Visigothic capital, in a major turning point of the Reconquista.

Victor of Las Navas

Castilian king who led the Christian coalition to decisive victory at Las Navas de Tolosa in 1212, breaking Almohad power.

The Saint King

Saintly warrior king who conquered Cordoba (1236) and Seville (1248), reducing Muslim territory to Granada alone.

The Conqueror

King of Aragon who conquered Valencia and the Balearic Islands, expanding Christian control along the Mediterranean coast.

The Catholic Queen

Queen of Castile who, with her husband Ferdinand, completed the Reconquista by conquering Granada in 1492 and unifying Spain.

The Catholic King

King of Aragon who, alongside Isabella, led the final campaign against Granada and established unified Spain as a European power.

Caliph of Cordoba

Greatest ruler of Al-Andalus who transformed the Emirate into the Caliphate of Cordoba, presiding over a golden age of culture and power.

Last Sultan of Granada

The final Nasrid ruler who surrendered Granada to the Catholic Monarchs in 1492, ending eight centuries of Muslim rule in Iberia.