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9 de fev. de 2010 · Located at the confluence of the Darro and Genil rivers in southern Spain, the city of Granada was a Moorish fortress that rose to prominence during the reign of Sultan Almoravid in the 11th ...
The Spanish Empire, [b] sometimes referred to as the Hispanic Monarchy [c] or the Catholic Monarchy, [d] [5] [6] [7] was a colonial empire that existed between 1492 and 1976. [8] [9] In conjunction with the Portuguese Empire, it ushered in the European Age of Discovery. It achieved a global scale, [10] controlling vast portions of the Americas ...
The Reconquest-efforts to drive out the Moors lasted until 1492. By 1512 the unification of present-day Spain was complete. During the 16th century Spain became the most powerful nation in Europe due to the immense wealth derived from its presence in the Americas. But a series of long costly wars and revolts capped by the defeat by the English ...
The Reconquista and the origins of Spain. In the 1400s, "Spain" as we think of it today did not exist. The Iberian peninsula, the piece of land that juts out of southwestern Europe into the Atlantic Ocean, included three kingdoms: Aragon, a small kingdom bordering France on the Mediterranean Sea and focused on trade with Italy and Africa ...
7 de set. de 2017 · IT WAS Wednesday, October 18, 1469 and Princess Isabella of Castile and Prince Ferdinand of Aragon were being married. At the end of the beautiful ceremony, the two thousand guests cheered and the entire city of Valladolid began a week of celebration. Isabella was overjoyed, for she loved her husband and he loved her. They seemed well matched.
24 de ago. de 2014 · Nevertheless, Granada made Spain a more united country, because all of it was under the control of the same monarchy and government. Spain was seen as a unified country by foreign powers – Henry VII, King of England saw Spain as united, and applied to both Ferdinand and Isabella when arranging a marriage for his son, Arthur, to Katherine of Aragon.
16 de out. de 2017 · Having risen to prominence in the 11th century and being brought under the same royal rule as the kingdom of Aragon in the 12th century, the area had become a major power. Spain became a unified ...
