Why Did The Fall Of The Reconquista
The Reconquista was a period of 750 years in which several Christian kingdoms slowly expanded themselves over Spain to defeat the Muslim states. Granada, the last Islamic city in Spain, fell to Isabella and Ferdinand’s forces on the second of January 1492. The downfall of Granada marked the final act of the Reconquista.
The city of Granada was the most important thing for Isabella and Ferdinand during their marriage. Isabella was the queen of the kingdom of Castile, and Ferdinand was to gain control over the kingdom of Aragon. Critically, once their time came, they would rule over most of the Iberian foreland. According to spanishwars.net, “Five years later, Isabella was elevated to the throne. Ferdinand did so in 1479. They became the first …show more content…
“Meanwhile, the power balance in Granada kept getting more and more complicated. Different leaders kept coming up. The Muslims kept fighting each other, then the city of Ronda started to fall. Marbella became Spanish as well”. Dr. Ahmed Nazeer, who is the author of the article “The Fall of Granada” said, “Granada did not fall in a single day, nor did its collapse come with a sudden stroke. Rather, it was the last breath of a decaying society, which had lost the capacity to defend itself against a sustained offensive from Christian Europe.” (Para 2)
Granada’s turn under the rule of an Islamic commander or emir was, however, extended by Boabdil's heresy. He had been promised and given extensive lands in exchange for his business and disloyalty, but he did not like that they were in Castile and not in Aragon, so he decided to go against whatever land he was located in. He went back for Granada, where he found that the ruler that had kicked him out has been turned in, and executed by the Catholic Monarchs. So he announced that a war is going to start again. He was inspired by the love that the people felt for their country and the attitude of the people who believed that it is possible to live according to very high standards of behavior and honesty. By then Granada had become a city and a
The city of Granada was the most important thing for Isabella and Ferdinand during their marriage. Isabella was the queen of the kingdom of Castile, and Ferdinand was to gain control over the kingdom of Aragon. Critically, once their time came, they would rule over most of the Iberian foreland. According to spanishwars.net, “Five years later, Isabella was elevated to the throne. Ferdinand did so in 1479. They became the first …show more content…
“Meanwhile, the power balance in Granada kept getting more and more complicated. Different leaders kept coming up. The Muslims kept fighting each other, then the city of Ronda started to fall. Marbella became Spanish as well”. Dr. Ahmed Nazeer, who is the author of the article “The Fall of Granada” said, “Granada did not fall in a single day, nor did its collapse come with a sudden stroke. Rather, it was the last breath of a decaying society, which had lost the capacity to defend itself against a sustained offensive from Christian Europe.” (Para 2)
Granada’s turn under the rule of an Islamic commander or emir was, however, extended by Boabdil's heresy. He had been promised and given extensive lands in exchange for his business and disloyalty, but he did not like that they were in Castile and not in Aragon, so he decided to go against whatever land he was located in. He went back for Granada, where he found that the ruler that had kicked him out has been turned in, and executed by the Catholic Monarchs. So he announced that a war is going to start again. He was inspired by the love that the people felt for their country and the attitude of the people who believed that it is possible to live according to very high standards of behavior and honesty. By then Granada had become a city and a