Did the Byzantines Rule Spain? #shorts #history #byzantium

[mikehawk]

Apparently there was a city on the Balearic Islands that lasted up until the reign of Leo VI

[iDeathMaximuMII]

I have my roots in Spain, having a family being from Puerto Rico (former Spanish colony). A shame the Romans were over stretched. From how destabilized the Visigoths were after the murder of Amalaric. If Italy hadn’t taken 20 years to subdue & the Persians just fucked off for more than 5 years than maybe the Visigoths would’ve joined their Ostrogothic kinsmen in being destroyed & reincorporated (not all of Spain, I’m sure Suebi or Basques would’ve expanded)

[anto-skce]

Is there any building of the byzantine period in that lands?

[dshock]

first off.... the Eastern ROMANS, reconquered Italy and north Africa and parts of Spain....and the plague and famine halted it all. Then the coup of Phocas against Maurice began the near constant decline of the Eastern Roman empire.

[ulyssedolne]

Do Spain have some byzantin art or architecture ?

[wilsontheconqueror]

I've always heard after the sack of Constantinople in 1453. The last emperors brothers fled to Italy then gave the Imperial seal & regalia to what would become the Spanish empire's monarchs. Is this true? Has any one else heard of this transfer of power to Spain?

[MegaTang]

I guess their holding is Spain were a "pain" to keep.

[michaelfebbert]

Imperial administration was restored to a southern coastal strip after Belisarius defeated the Vandals c. 534

I believe the Visigoths regained control c. 620 but not over the Balearics

[candicecausey]

The trastamara family lineage incorporates ROMAN (NOT BYZANTINE) blood through marriage. Look it up.

[Geof]

Also in the will of Constantine XI he granted the title of Roman emperor to Ferdinand and Isabella and to this day his majesty Felipe VI is coranated with the official titles of many de jure parts of the Roman Empire