This conflict began with the Battle of Covadonga, a victory for the Visigothic Pelagius, who then became the first ruler of the kingdom of Asturias.
This conflict began with the Battle of Covadonga, a victory for the Visigothic Pelagius, who then became the first ruler of the kingdom of Asturias. This process was majorly set back at the Disaster of Alarcos. A major breakthrough in this conflict came at the Battle of Ourique, a defeat for Ali ibn Yusuf, a commander of the Almoravid Empire. A nobleman usually called El Cid is venerated as a great warrior by both sides in this conflict. This conflict ended when Boabdil, ruler of the kingdom of Granada, surrendered to Catholic monarchs Ferdinand and Isabella. For 10 points, name this centuries-long effort to "reclaim" the Iberian peninsula from Muslim kingdoms.
This conflict began with the Battle of Covadonga, a victory for the Visigothic Pelagius, who then became the first ruler of the kingdom of Asturias.
the Reconquista Bonuses