What was happening in the REST OF THE WORLD during the Reconquista? Mind-blowing comparisons from 711-1609!
Changed European history forever. Muslims brought advanced mathematics, medicine, architecture....
Created Catalonia! The Spanish March evolved into County of Barcelona....
Massive! Toledo had incredible libraries. Christians discovered Greek philosophy, Arabic science, Je...
Turning point! Muslims never recovered. Within 250 years, only Granada remained....
Alfonso X commissioned 420 Cantigas, translated Arabic texts, created first vernacular law code. Ren...
Reconquista basically stopped for 50 years. Everyone too busy dying. Changed labor economics forever...
Thousands of Jews killed or forced to convert. Created "conversos" (converted Jews) - caused centuri...
Granada becomes refugee center for Muslims fleeing Christian conquest. Population swells. Last stand...
Triple whammy! Reconquista ends, Jews expelled, New World discovered - ALL IN ONE YEAR. Spain become...
Created "Moriscos" (converted Muslims). Most hid their true faith. Inquisition hunted them for centu...
300,000 Moriscos expelled! Lost skilled farmers, artisans. Spanish economy devastated. Some historia...
Reconquista lasted longer than USA has existed (248 years) + entire Ottoman Empire (623 years)!
1492: Granada falls, Columbus sails, Jews expelled - three world-changing events in ONE year!
1453: Constantinople (Christian) falls to Muslims, Granada (Muslim) about to fall to Christians!
1085: Toledo captured - Europe got Greek philosophy, Arabic science, and algebra all at once!