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What is the significance of the Reconquista?

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The significance of la Reconquista in Spain was that it was a period marked by Christian re-conquest of Christian territory that had been seized by the Muslim kingdoms. The idea was to expel the Moors (Muslims) from the Iberian Peninsula ending Muslim rule in the region.

What was the Reconquista? The Reconquista was a centuries-long series of battles by Christian states to expel the Muslims , who from the 8th century ruled most of the Iberian Peninsula.

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