Historical Figures 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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