Reconquista

=Reconquista=

The Reconquista was period of 700 years in Spain and Portugal where the Christians traveled through Spain to defeat the Muslims. It took place around the 8th century and across all of Spain. After 500 years only the Moors were left on the Iberian Peninsula. With their defeat in 1492, the Reconquista was completed with all of Spain and Portugal under Christian rule. The Reconquista awoke the country to see Patriotism and religion.