Author: Federico Simón Pérez

In 711, Tariq ibn Ziyad led the Umayyad troops to Hispania, conquering the Visigothic kingdom after the victory at Guadalete. By 722, the battle of Covadonga in Asturias marked the outset of resistance against Muslim rule. In 1492, the fall of Granada ended the Islamic dominion in Al-Andalus, initiating the Reconquest. However, scholars like Eduardo Manzano Moreno argue that the term is an ideological construct rather than an accurate historical description. Within this debate arises the book “¡Reconquista! ¿Reconquista? Reconquista” challenging the traditional narrative. Historians like Ana Isabel Carrasco Manchado critique the nationalistic undertones of the term and propose alternative…