Reconquista - The Full History

The history of the Reconquista was a 781 year medieval journey. It was the story of the Christian War of Reconquest against Islamic Spain. A struggle that was not always constant or consistent. The Christian kingdoms of the northern Iberian Peninsula held their ground, clinging to survival. In time, as the initiative shifted and the great Caliphate fell; Asturias, Leon, Castile, Navarre, Aragon, and Portugal would have the chance to press the offensive. They were hampered along the way by the Almoravids and later the Almohads - and of course fought amongst themselves. This video covers the full history up till the year 1212 and the famous Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa. As requested, all the individual parts were put together for this one continuous piece. Enjoy!

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==== SOURCES ====
A Vanished World - Chris Lowney
Homage to Al-Andalus - Micheal Barry
The Ornament of the World - Maria Rosa Menochal
Reconquest and Crusade in Medieval Spain - Joesph O'Callaghan
Kingdoms of Faith - Brain Catlas

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ANNO DOMINI (YOUTUBE ARCHIVE)
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DOUG MAXWELL - YOUTUBE ARCHIVE
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Spanish Rose

CLAUDIE MACKULA
El Castillo de Santiago

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Werewolf
Sahara Desert
Epic Dwarf Music

OMRI LAHAV
Calm before the Storm
Peak of Atlas

PURPLE PLANET
Thunderstorm

PREMIUM BEATS
Mind Field

UGONNA ONYEKWE (YouTube archive)
Inescapable

AAKASH GANDHI (YouTube Archive)
A Tale of Vengeance

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Nanshan
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Golden Age
Epic Middle Eastern War Music

JOSS EDWARDS MUSIC
Sand and Sunburn

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Asturias - Suite Espanola

KEVIN MACLEOD (YouTube Archive)
Cambodean Odessy
Sardana

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[FlashPointHx]

As requested I took all six videos on the Reconquista and stitched them together into one big one. Its over an hour long! If you like it, please share on social media or share it with that special someone who would love to listen about this insanely awesome time period. Definitely pass it along to some who is from Asturias, Leon, Navarre, Aragon, Portugal, Castile, or Andalucia! All the best in the mean time. Episode 10: Reconquista - The Next Generation, is already under production!

[TheRestInPeace]

Portuguese are proud of their King Afonso, O Henrique....his courage, bravery and wisdom is speaked off even today - he fought underhanded most of the times and the portuguese man were ferocious in battle, never giving up

[deltabravo]

Thank you! Not enough significance has been given to Portugal and Spain in the history of the holy wars. Most people have heard of the Hundred Years War but nobody talks about the 700 year Reconquista. Keep up the good work!

[jjrgunny]

If you had made this 20 years ago I would not have had to read 40 books on this for my master's degree in history. You put it together better than I've ever would have been able to. Kudos my friend!

[oiseaudubonheur]

I'm speechless
I specialised in researching this period of Spanish history at university and must say I am genuinely impressed with your rendering of it

[uptown_rider]

God bless Spain and Portugal for defending their land, and reconquering the Iberian peninsula 🇪🇸🇵🇹

[ardrigh]

A war fought for 780 years is simply mind boggling. Great video!

[HistoryMarche]

Oh this is so absolutely convenient. Pressing play now!

[luongo]

I am Vietnamese and I LOVE Portugal! Beautiful land, very nice people and great culture!

VIVA PORTUGAL!

[slythewhyissilent]

"Assassinated under suspicious circumstances", love that line.

[Devil-vrmw]

What is the game of Thrones compared with la Reconquista
🇵🇹❤️🇪🇸

[eriktopolsky]

Long live Spain, thank you for all your sacrifices, you have rescued Christianity for Europa and pushed back oppressors, thank you for RECONQUISTA, may god bless Spain forever for you have brought TRUE FAITH to the NEW WORLD, to the AMERICAS, your achievements are legendary and the source of envy to your enemies. May you prosper forever, we have always admired Spain.Greetings from SLOVAKIA

[widgetty]

Brilliant synopsis of the Spanish re-conquest. All major battles seem to have been covered expertly. Thank you!

[Halmorcat]

As the Spaniard adage goes "Spain is Asturias and the rest is conquered Land." This is the reason why even the modern day Spanish royalty enshrines itself with tittles such as the Prince or Princess of Asturias. As someone of heavy Asturian blood, from the geographical backwater that it is, where mountains that once had ore and were hydraulically mined to the ground millennia ago, this video does some justice.

[kprithvi]

The wealth of information on youtube is just mind boggling. To think a video of this quality is available for free is just crazy.

[susanpower-qq]

September 7 Today
Alfonso The Battler died aged 58 shot in the eye in 1134 after his only defeat in battle
A wonderful video explaining the background to his heroic life

[Awakeningspirit]

Very happy to find this; the Reconquista was a major part of my independent college experience for me. I've had to learn Spanish in school since I was 5 but I never liked it until I linked linguistics to geography, culture, and history. I taught myself Portuguese too and recognized the Reconquista as the birth of the modern world; had it not been for the Reconquista our world today would not exist. It was not Spain, but Portugal, that began it all, but Spain truly brought the world together. I became very happy to realize that the linguistic origin of my name is not Italian, though I ethnically am, but it is either Portuguese or Spanish. I belong to this culture, these world-creators!

[anaesturoelejaldeperso]

I am spanish and I think this is the best video I have ever seen on the Reconquista. Congrats
Thanks for using such nice and important music featuring our great musicians . Loved it

[roysousa]

Thank you for putting together this video, myself born in Portugal i am proud to see how our people took back our lands from the moors, Viva Portugal and Viva Espana

[ben]

Wow! My Ancesters, are from, Northern Spain, Central Spain, Portugal, the Middle East, and also, Pueblo, Apache, and other Native American INDIANS. SO,
I'M A REAL
MIX OF FIGHTING
Land grabbers,
gold seekers, and womenizers.. Some of my
Ancesters came with Columbus, to
find gold, to.settle land,
and to get a taste of ad venture.
TODAY, I'M
RETIRED, AND, LEARNING HISTORY ON
U-TUBE, PLUS, WOOD PROJECTS FOR A HOBBY, THANK YOU, FOR THIS VIDEO. GOOD STUFF!