History GCSE
Reconquista
What Reconquista means in History GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Reconquista
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The centuries-long campaign to expel Muslims from the Iberian Peninsula, which culminated in the fall of Granada in 1492.
Topics that use Reconquista
- Option P1: Key topic 1: Spain reaches the Americas, c1490–1512 - 1 Spanish exploration (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
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