Unity is Strength 2024 Peace Haggadah_For Digital Viewing.pdf
The first christian kingdoms
1. The Christian kingdoms
Many Visigoths took refuge The first kingdoms
in the North of Spain . These Asturias and Navarra Kingdoms
Aragoneses and Catalanes counties
new Kingdoms would lead
to the Reconquest of the
Iberian Peninsula
2. The Kingdom of Asturias emerged in the first half of the 8th century. The
Visigoths in Cantabria chose Don Pelayo
He defeated the Muslims at the battle of Covadonda
3. The Court was established in Oviedo and the Asturian Kings began
expand the territory . By 800 , the King of Asturias stretched from Galicia
, in the west, to Álava in the East
In 9th century , cities such as Burgos , Zamora joined the Kingdom.
The greatest expansion coincided wit h(866-910) the reign Alfonso III
In 10th century , the capital of the Kingdom was moved to Leon and the
region became the Kingdom of Leon
4. The Birth of Castilla Castilla provided defence against
Under the Caliphate of Cordoba Muslim attacks from the valley of the
river Ebro.
, the Muslims attacked Leon
It was divided into counties under
At the same time , Castilla became Count Fernán González
independent
