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In 711 Arabs and Berbers landed in Gibraltar, conquered Spain and ruled for almost 700 years. Encouraged by the Church, Spanish Christians struggled to regain power. The motivation for the Reconquista was political, economic and religious. In 1492, the kingdoms of Castile and Aragon drove the Moors from Granada. The political pressures created by the Ottoman capture of Constantinople probably hastened Ferdinand and Isabella mission. During the almost 800 years Islam controlled Spain, it had a tremendous impact on Spain’s institutions and culture including its language, philosophy, law, literature, mathematics, medicine, sciences, and history.

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Unit 4C

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Toledo, Segoyuela Valencia Barcelona Cordora, Granada, Seville Islamic Spain and the Explusion of the Moors from Granada Cities of Interest
 
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