The document outlines the four stages of the Reconquista from the 8th to 15th centuries. Each stage involved important facts, battles, and people. The first stage from the 8th to 10th centuries saw the creation of small Christian kingdoms in the north and the pivotal Battle of Covadonga led by King Pelayo of Asturias against the Muslims. The second stage in the 11th and 12th centuries occurred as Muslim Al-Andalus fragmented and Christians grew stronger, culminating in the Battle of Toledo. The third stage in the 13th-14th centuries saw further Christian victories like the Battle of Navas de Tolosa and the influential rule of Alfonso X. Finally,

1. STAGES OF
RECONQUISTA

2. There are four stages in Reconquista:
1. From 8th to 10th centuries.
2. 11th and 12th centuries.
3. 13th and 14th centuries.
4. 15th century.

3. In each stage we have to consider the
following elements:
FACTS BATTLES PEOPLE

4. In Reconquista there were important
people to take into consideration:
Don Pelayo,
king of
Asturias
Alfonso VI
Alfonso X, el
Sabio
Los Reyes Católicos, Fernando and
Isabel

5. FROM 8TH TO 10TH CENTURIES
FACTS
The Christians
from the North of
Iberian Peninsula
created small
kingdoms.
BATTLES
Battle of
Covadonga in
722. This was
the beginning of
Reconquista.
PEOPLE
Don Pelayo,
King of
Asturias,
defeated the
Muslims in
that battle.

6. BATTLE OF COVADONGA
DON PELAYO

7. FACTS BATTLES PEOPLE
11TH AND 12TH CENTURY
Al-Andalus was
divided into small
kingdoms called
taifas. Muslims
became weaker and
Christians became
stronger.
Battle of
Toledo, in
1085.
Alfonso VI
conquered
Toledo.

8. REINOS DE TAIFAS
ALFONSO VI
BATTLE OF TOLEDO, 1085

9. 13TH AND 14TH CENTURIES
FACTS BATTLES PEOPLE
Christians
kingdoms united
and defeated
Muslims in more
and more battles.
The Battle of
Navas de
Tolosa, 1212.
Alfonso X, el
Sabio.

10. He conquered
several cities and
wrote important
books, such as
Las Siete
Partidas, a book
about laws and
Cantigas de Santa
María, dedicated
to the Virgin Mary.

11. Illustration of
Cantigas de
Santa María.
CANTIGAS: Poems that
people used to sing.
CODEX/CODICES:
Books that were not
printed, but written,
usually by monks in
monasteries.
Cover of Las
Siete Partidas.
Codix of Cantigas de Santa
María. There are four codices,
two of them in El Escorial.

15. 15TH CENTURY
FACTS BATTLES PEOPLE
Iberian Peninsula was
divided into five
kingdoms: Portugal,
Castilla, Aragón,
Navarra and Granada.
The only muslim
kingdom was Granada
Battle of
Granada,
1492. Iberian
Peninsula
became
christian.
Isabel from
Castilla and
Fernando from
Aragón, los
Reyes
Católicos.

19. Thanks to Los Reyes Católicos,
two important things happened
in 1492:

20. 1. The kingdom of Granada was conquered and all Iberian
Peninsula became christian.
1. All Iberian
Peninsula
became
christian.

21. 2. Columbus
discovered America
thanks to the money of
the king and queen.

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