The Reconquista was completed in which year?

The Reconquista was completed in which year?

• A. 1066
• B. 1215
• C. 1453
• D. 1492

Answer: (D)

The Reconquista is about the long Christian effort to reclaim the Iberian Peninsula from Muslim rule, with its completion marked by the final fall of Granada, the last Muslim kingdom there. In 1492, Granada surrendered to the Catholic Monarchs, Ferdinand and Isabella, bringing the centuries-long conflict to an end and uniting most of Iberia under Christian rule. That year also flags a major turning point in European history beyond Iberia, but for the question of the Reconquista’s completion, 1492 is the defining moment. The other dates correspond to different events: 1066 is the Norman conquest of England, 1215 is when Magna Carta was signed, and 1453 is the fall of Constantinople.

The Reconquista is about the long Christian effort to reclaim the Iberian Peninsula from Muslim rule, with its completion marked by the final fall of Granada, the last Muslim kingdom there. In 1492, Granada surrendered to the Catholic Monarchs, Ferdinand and Isabella, bringing the centuries-long conflict to an end and uniting most of Iberia under Christian rule. That year also flags a major turning point in European history beyond Iberia, but for the question of the Reconquista’s completion, 1492 is the defining moment. The other dates correspond to different events: 1066 is the Norman conquest of England, 1215 is when Magna Carta was signed, and 1453 is the fall of Constantinople.