Al-Andalus
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| + | '''Al-Andalus''', commonly known as '''Muslim Spain''' was the Arabic name given to those parts of the [[Iberian Peninsula]] governed by [[Muslim]]s, or '''[[Moors]]''', at various times in the period between 711 and 1492. | ||
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| + | As the [[Iberian Peninsula]] was eventually regained by [[Christendom|Christians]] re-expanding southward in the process known as the ''[[Reconquista]]'', the name ''Al-Andalus'' came to refer to the Muslim-dominated lands of the former [[History of Spain#Visigothic Hispania (5th–8th centuries)|Visigothic Hispania]]. | ||
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| + | In [[1236]] the Reconquista progressed to the last remaining Islamic stronghold, [[Granada]], achieved by the forces of [[Ferdinand III of Castile]]. Granada was a [[vassal]] state to Castile for the next 256 years, until [[January 2]] [[1492]] when [[Boabdil of Granada|Boabdil]] surrendered complete control of Granada to [[Ferdinand V of Spain|Ferdinand]] and [[Isabella I of Spain|Isabella]], ''[[Los Reyes Católicos]]'' ("The Catholic Monarchs"). The [[Portugal|Portuguese]] Reconquista culminated in [[1249]] with the conquest of [[Algarve]] by [[Afonso III of Portugal|Afonso III]]. | ||
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Al-Andalus, commonly known as Muslim Spain was the Arabic name given to those parts of the Iberian Peninsula governed by Muslims, or Moors, at various times in the period between 711 and 1492.
As the Iberian Peninsula was eventually regained by Christians re-expanding southward in the process known as the Reconquista, the name Al-Andalus came to refer to the Muslim-dominated lands of the former Visigothic Hispania.
In 1236 the Reconquista progressed to the last remaining Islamic stronghold, Granada, achieved by the forces of Ferdinand III of Castile. Granada was a vassal state to Castile for the next 256 years, until January 2 1492 when Boabdil surrendered complete control of Granada to Ferdinand and Isabella, Los Reyes Católicos ("The Catholic Monarchs"). The Portuguese Reconquista culminated in 1249 with the conquest of Algarve by Afonso III.
