Granada

Former Moorish kingdom in southern Spain, roughly the area occupied by the present provinces of Granada, Almería, and Málaga. It grew up around the city of Granada, founded by the Moors in the 8th century, and until 1236 was part of the territory of the caliph of Córdoba. In 1492 it was taken by Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile, and incorporated within the new Spanish kingdom. With the capture of Granada, the Moorish power in Spain was finally extinguished; the last Moorish king, Boabdil, went into exile.