Iberian Peninsula

stopped almost every day to row the small retrieval skiff into a reef or shore to collect marine organisms. While heading to the next destination, the crew works frantically to preserve and label all species. Heading north along the coast of Baja Peninsula, they collect samples at many embankments and reefs where organisms…

indirect consequences later on, the most significant and pronounced effects can be seen in the first couple centuries after the invasion, from 711 to 930. Although it is undeniable that the Muslim Invasion had a momentous impact on the state of the Iberian Peninsula, many scholars have debated…

made claim to an abundance of land in the Iberian Peninsula once ruled by the Moors. Driven by the Spanish inquisition, Spaniards felt justified conquering land while in return Christianizing the people. Although motivated by religion, Spanish also wanted to achieve success and have superiority. The Spanish believed that in return for giving individuals religious purity, they should receive payment and service. After conquering the Moors in the Iberian Peninsula, expeditions to new western lands…

struggle of territory between Muslim Moors and Christian Asturias, continuing for 780 years because of the desire for land and profit. In 711 an invading Muslim army crossed the Straits of Gibraltar into Iberia and by 718 had conquered most of the peninsula. The significance of the Reconquista is the reference to the defeat of the Moors in 1492 by the Christians. The beginning of the Reconquista occurs when Pelagius of Asturias lead a rebellion against Munuza, who was a Muslim governor.…

Southwestern Europe, and boasts a variety of influences generated by fascinating historical events including those of the migration of nomadic Celtic tribes, the incomparable rule of Roman Empire, and the invasion and conquest of the Moors. Iberians living on the Iberian Peninsula around the end of the 6th century BC began to intermingle with nomadic Celtic tribes which brought about the birth of a new people - Celtiberians and the foundation for the Spanish Language we know today. Celtic…

Despite this, native minorities in the Iberian Peninsula maintained hope that the Islamic Empire would benefit their situation, an expectation that the Muslim conquerors soon fulfilled. Beginning an age of Iberian prosperity and establishing a flourishing empire, the Umayyad imperialism of Hispania in the early eighth century was justified as it led to social and political stability, cultural accomplishment, and an urban growth that greatly strengthened the peninsula. Certain shifts in religious…

April 1147 a Papal Bull was issued to invade the Wends which caused the complete Christianization of the Holy Roman Empire. Also in the Second Crusade, Crusaders assisted the Iberian Christian kings in retaking the Iberian Peninsula. In the spring of 1147, the Pope authorized the crusade to expand into the Iberian peninsula to fight with the Christian kings to complete the Reconquista. The Crusaders agreed to assist the king in attacking the city of Lisbon, with an agreement that would allow the…

article The Iberian Roots of American Racist Thought, written by James H. Sweet, racism that came to characterize American slavery was integrated in cultural and religious beliefs in Spain and Portugal by the 15th century. While these views do not directly contradict William’s statement from above, they attempt to show the evolution of racist thoughts of feudalism in Europe to capitalism in the…

The Granada War took place in Spain around the Iberian Peninsula. The war itself was one of the first to use cannon warfare to their advantage. As a result of this war, all of the Islamic Rule was eliminated and gave Christianity power across the Iberian Peninsula region. These battles also gave birth to an entire genre that is called romances fronterizos. There were many things that this war inspired for years to come. This essay is going to talk about the lasting effects of the Spanish and…

larger cousins, small cats are amazing, high-performance predators. “She’s very close,” Germán Garrote whispers, pointing to a handheld receiver picking up Helena’s signal. Somewhere in this olive grove beside a busy highway in southern Spain, the Iberian lynx and her two cubs are probably watching us. If it weren’t for her radio collar, we’d never know that one of the world’s rarest cats is crouching among the neat rows of trees. At five years old Helena has learned to meld invisibly into the…