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Reconquista of Spain (711–1492) - events| 981 | Spain, León | Al-Mansur, regent of the Umayyad caliphate of Córdoba, Spain, takes the city of Zamora and subjugates the kingdom of León. | | 988 | Spain, León | Abu 'Amir al-Mansur (Almanzor), the Umayyad regent of Córdoba, Spain, razes the Spanish city of León and makes its king a tributary to the caliphate of Córdoba. | | 19 December 1118 | Aragon, Navarre, Spain | King Alfonso I of Aragon and Navarre captures the city of Zaragoza in northeast Spain from the Muslim ruler of the Almoravids. | | 1125 | Aragon, Emirate of Granada, Spain | King Alfonso I of Aragon leads a spectacular raid deep into Moorish Spain, liberating the Mozarabs (Spanish Christians living under Muslim rule) of Granada and resettling them in the north of Iberia. Few Christians now remain under Muslim rule in Spain. | | 4 April 1147 | Almohad Emirate, Spain, Almoravid Emirate | The Almohad Mahdi (Muslim leader) `Abd-al-Mu'min completes his conquest of the Almoravid possessions in Morocco with the capture of the capital city of Marrakesh; he then crosses into Spain, where the Almoravid emirate has disintegrated into several kingdoms established in Córdoba, Valencia, Murcia, and other areas. | | 1149 | Almohad Emirate, Spain | `Abd-al-Mu'min, the Almohad Mahdi (Muslim leader), completes his conquest of the Muslim emirates in Spain. | | 16 July 1212 | Castile, Spain, Navarre, Aragon | The Spanish kings Alfonso VIII of Castile, Sancho VII of Navarre, and Pedro II of Aragon and a few crusaders win a decisive victory over the Almohads at Las Navas de Tolosa. Muslim power in Spain is permanently broken. | | 1235 | Aragon, Spain | With the capture of Ibiza, King James I of Aragon completes his conquest of the Balearic Islands. | | 22 December 1248 | Castile, Spain, León | The Muslim city of Seville in southern Spain surrenders to King Ferdinand III of Castile and León. | | 1257 | Castile, León, Emirate of Granada, Spain | King Alfonso X of Castile and León and King Mohammad ibn Nasr of Granada expel the last Almohads (members of a Muslim dynasty of Berbers) from Spain. | | 1266 | Castile, León, Aragon, Spain | King Alfonso X of Castile and León, aided by King James I of Aragon, conquers the kingdom of Murcia, taking it from the Muslims and leaving King Mohammad I of Granada as the last Muslim vassal of Castile. | | 1309 | Aragon, Spain | Guzmán el Bueno takes Gibraltar from the Moors. Valencia is permanently annexed to Aragon. |
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