I'm tired of dooming and consooming political content. Let's go over a misconception which is probably one of the biggest misconceptions in history. That is the idea of the reconquista as a unified event. If the reconquista were an actual thing that happened, it would not take 700 or 500 years.
It was not one single event. Nor was it even a religious crusade except for on occasion. Let me explain.
The moors took spain starting in the year 711. They conquered all the way up to Asturias and were decisively beaten in battle by Pelagius. Pelagius would found the kingdom of Asturias, the first Christian state since the goths, and this state would go on to carve out territories in Galicia, Portugal, and León. All of which became separate kingdoms
Then there were the frankish invasion which would establish the kingdom of Navarra, which would eventually splinter between Navarra, Aragón, and Barcelona.
The solidification of the kingdom of Asturias and its splintering, as well as the same thing with the carolignian created kingdoms, should be considered the definitive end of any actual conceited effort to drive out the Muslims until far later, however.
For most of the history of the "reconquista", it was these kingdoms fighting with each other, carving out land, splintering into different kingdoms, and carving out Muslim land. The Muslims did the same thing. The "reconquista" was just the process by which warring kingdoms consolidated power and took control over each other, it's just that one of them (actually many of them, considering that they were just as good at infighting) was muslim. Eventually, this would turn into nationalization like the process that happened in every other european country besides France and the HRE which were unified almost instantaneously in comparison.
Anyways, the kingdom of León, which had the most direct claim to Pelagius, would predominate. León created the vassal state of Castilla. The kingdom of Castilla would eventually become independent and war with León frequently before entering in union with it as Castilla y León.
On the eastern side of spain, the kingdom of Navarra would splinter because of internal disputes and the Kingdom of Aragón was born from this fire. The kingdom of Aragón entered in union with the kingdom of Barcelona and established an overseas trading empire across the eastern mediterannean. Eventually it would also absorb navarra.
In the west, the crown of Portugal would absorb what is, well... Portugal, and would never form a union with any of the Spanish crowns afterwards (this is why Portugal exists). The kingdom of Galicia was almost the same way, but decided to form a union with Castilla in the early 1400s.
While all of this was happening, they continued to take control of Muslim lands alongside each others lands. Not out of religious zeal necessarily (but it became this way in Castilla, to an extent) but out of expansionism and medieval political issues. The same could be said for the push and pull of the Muslims.
The kingdoms of Castilla y León, Aragón, Portugal, and Galicia would predominate. Galicia would fall under the fold of Castilla in the 1410s. Portugal would remain independent, and Castilla was merged with Aragón upon the marriage of the Reyes Católicos Ferdinand of Aragon and Isabella of Castilla.
But this could have gone in a completely different direction. Isabella had the choice to marry either Ferdinand of Aragón or João II of Portugal. If she had married the Portuguese monarch, then spain would be spain up to the Atlantic Ocean and the Pyrenees would be Aragonese and Aragón would be the separate nation rather than Portugal.
The emirate of granada was the last Muslim state, and it was kind of just allowed to... be there. The dual monarchs took control over it in 1492 and this was considered the "end of the reconquista", but the whole of iberia was castellano, aragonese, or Portuguese by the close of the 1200s, save for granada, so this was really just a separate war of conquest.
And then spain was created, but it was not technically one country until the bourbons. It was akin to the UK. It was the kingdom of Castilla and the Kingdom of aragon in union and they shared a king, but were separate countries with separate courts and governments. But the idea of spain as a whole country existed in the same manner that great Britain does. It was mostly romantic nationalism but would technically become a reality in the 1700s.
Furthermore, I consider that Israel must be destroyed
It was not one single event. Nor was it even a religious crusade except for on occasion. Let me explain.
The moors took spain starting in the year 711. They conquered all the way up to Asturias and were decisively beaten in battle by Pelagius. Pelagius would found the kingdom of Asturias, the first Christian state since the goths, and this state would go on to carve out territories in Galicia, Portugal, and León. All of which became separate kingdoms
Then there were the frankish invasion which would establish the kingdom of Navarra, which would eventually splinter between Navarra, Aragón, and Barcelona.
The solidification of the kingdom of Asturias and its splintering, as well as the same thing with the carolignian created kingdoms, should be considered the definitive end of any actual conceited effort to drive out the Muslims until far later, however.
For most of the history of the "reconquista", it was these kingdoms fighting with each other, carving out land, splintering into different kingdoms, and carving out Muslim land. The Muslims did the same thing. The "reconquista" was just the process by which warring kingdoms consolidated power and took control over each other, it's just that one of them (actually many of them, considering that they were just as good at infighting) was muslim. Eventually, this would turn into nationalization like the process that happened in every other european country besides France and the HRE which were unified almost instantaneously in comparison.
Anyways, the kingdom of León, which had the most direct claim to Pelagius, would predominate. León created the vassal state of Castilla. The kingdom of Castilla would eventually become independent and war with León frequently before entering in union with it as Castilla y León.
On the eastern side of spain, the kingdom of Navarra would splinter because of internal disputes and the Kingdom of Aragón was born from this fire. The kingdom of Aragón entered in union with the kingdom of Barcelona and established an overseas trading empire across the eastern mediterannean. Eventually it would also absorb navarra.
In the west, the crown of Portugal would absorb what is, well... Portugal, and would never form a union with any of the Spanish crowns afterwards (this is why Portugal exists). The kingdom of Galicia was almost the same way, but decided to form a union with Castilla in the early 1400s.
While all of this was happening, they continued to take control of Muslim lands alongside each others lands. Not out of religious zeal necessarily (but it became this way in Castilla, to an extent) but out of expansionism and medieval political issues. The same could be said for the push and pull of the Muslims.
The kingdoms of Castilla y León, Aragón, Portugal, and Galicia would predominate. Galicia would fall under the fold of Castilla in the 1410s. Portugal would remain independent, and Castilla was merged with Aragón upon the marriage of the Reyes Católicos Ferdinand of Aragon and Isabella of Castilla.
But this could have gone in a completely different direction. Isabella had the choice to marry either Ferdinand of Aragón or João II of Portugal. If she had married the Portuguese monarch, then spain would be spain up to the Atlantic Ocean and the Pyrenees would be Aragonese and Aragón would be the separate nation rather than Portugal.
The emirate of granada was the last Muslim state, and it was kind of just allowed to... be there. The dual monarchs took control over it in 1492 and this was considered the "end of the reconquista", but the whole of iberia was castellano, aragonese, or Portuguese by the close of the 1200s, save for granada, so this was really just a separate war of conquest.
And then spain was created, but it was not technically one country until the bourbons. It was akin to the UK. It was the kingdom of Castilla and the Kingdom of aragon in union and they shared a king, but were separate countries with separate courts and governments. But the idea of spain as a whole country existed in the same manner that great Britain does. It was mostly romantic nationalism but would technically become a reality in the 1700s.
Furthermore, I consider that Israel must be destroyed
Wasn't that left alone because of the low value of the land combined with the natural defenses?
There's also the fact that several castellano kings had bankrupted the kingdom and so did not have the funds to raise an army in the first place (this is actually why Isabella married Ferdinand. Aragón had money out the ass to finance the empire, but had a tiny population, castilla had the soldiers and religious zeal but was broke. The union of the reyes católicas nixed two problems and joined 2 strengths)
Furthermore, I consider that Israel must be destroyed