Reconquista
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The Reconquista was the centuries-long series of Christian campaigns to reclaim the Iberian Peninsula from Muslim rule, culminating in 1492 with the fall of Granada and the consolidation of Spanish Christian kingdoms.
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Target entity: Reconquista Context triple: [Spanish Expulsion of 1492, associatedWith, Reconquista]
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Crown of Aragon
The Crown of Aragon was a powerful medieval and early modern maritime confederation in the western Mediterranean, centered on northeastern Iberia, that played a major role in Mediterranean trade, politics, and early overseas expansion.
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Crown of Castile
The Crown of Castile was a powerful late medieval and early modern Iberian kingdom whose maritime expansion and sponsorship of voyages, including those of Christopher Columbus, made it a central driver of Spanish overseas exploration and empire-building.
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Catholic Monarchy
The Catholic Monarchy was the composite dynastic union of the Spanish Habsburg and later Bourbon realms, characterized by centralized royal authority and a strong commitment to Roman Catholicism as a unifying political and religious ideology.
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Spanish Civil War
The Spanish Civil War (1936–1939) was a brutal conflict between Republican and Nationalist forces in Spain that became a testing ground for foreign powers and a prelude to World War II.
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Eighty Years' War
The Eighty Years' War was a protracted 16th–17th century conflict in which the Dutch provinces fought for and ultimately secured independence from Spanish rule, laying the foundations of the Dutch Republic.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Reconquista Target entity description: The Reconquista was the centuries-long series of Christian campaigns to reclaim the Iberian Peninsula from Muslim rule, culminating in 1492 with the fall of Granada and the consolidation of Spanish Christian kingdoms.
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A.
Crown of Aragon
The Crown of Aragon was a powerful medieval and early modern maritime confederation in the western Mediterranean, centered on northeastern Iberia, that played a major role in Mediterranean trade, politics, and early overseas expansion.
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B.
Crown of Castile
The Crown of Castile was a powerful late medieval and early modern Iberian kingdom whose maritime expansion and sponsorship of voyages, including those of Christopher Columbus, made it a central driver of Spanish overseas exploration and empire-building.
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C.
Catholic Monarchy
The Catholic Monarchy was the composite dynastic union of the Spanish Habsburg and later Bourbon realms, characterized by centralized royal authority and a strong commitment to Roman Catholicism as a unifying political and religious ideology.
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D.
Spanish Civil War
The Spanish Civil War (1936–1939) was a brutal conflict between Republican and Nationalist forces in Spain that became a testing ground for foreign powers and a prelude to World War II.
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E.
Eighty Years' War
The Eighty Years' War was a protracted 16th–17th century conflict in which the Dutch provinces fought for and ultimately secured independence from Spanish rule, laying the foundations of the Dutch Republic.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
conflict
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historical event ⓘ military campaign ⓘ religious war ⓘ |
| carriedOutBy |
Kingdom of Aragon
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Castile ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Castile
Kingdom of León ⓘ Kingdom of Navarre ⓘ Portugal ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Portugal
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| culminatedIn |
1492 conquest of Granada
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Reconquista self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Fall of Granada
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| followedBy |
Spanish Inquisition
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Spanish colonization of the Americas ⓘ expulsion of Jews from Spain ⓘ forced conversions of Muslims in Spain ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Umayyad conquest of Hispania
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surface form:
Muslim conquest of Iberia
expansion of Al-Andalus ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
Christian dominance in Iberia
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cultural and religious homogenization in Spain ⓘ decline of Muslim political power in Iberia ⓘ development of Spanish and Portuguese kingdoms ⓘ formation of unified Spain ⓘ |
| hasEndTime |
1492
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15th century ⓘ |
| hasKeyEvent |
capture of Granada in 1492
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marriage of Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile ⓘ Union of the Crowns of Castile and Aragon ⓘ
surface form:
union of Castile and Aragon
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| hasMainGoal |
Reconquista
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Christian reconquest of Iberian Peninsula
expulsion of Muslim rule from Iberia ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Battle of Covadonga
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Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa ⓘ Christian repopulation of conquered territories ⓘ Reconquista self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Siege of Granada
conquest of Córdoba ⓘ conquest of Seville ⓘ conquest of Toledo ⓘ formation of military orders ⓘ |
| hasStartTime |
711
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8th century ⓘ |
| involvesEthnicGroup |
Christianity
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surface form:
Christians
Jews ⓘ Muslims ⓘ |
| involvesReligion |
Christianity
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Islam ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Arabic
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Latin ⓘ Old Spanish ⓘ Portuguese ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Iberian Peninsula ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Andalusia
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surface form:
Al-Andalus
Islamic Spain ⓘ
surface form:
Muslim states in Iberia
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| usedIdeology |
Christian crusading ideology
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religious legitimization of warfare ⓘ |
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Subject: Reconquista Description of subject: The Reconquista was the centuries-long series of Christian campaigns to reclaim the Iberian Peninsula from Muslim rule, culminating in 1492 with the fall of Granada and the consolidation of Spanish Christian kingdoms.
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