When did Granada fall, marking the culmination of the Reconquista in Iberia?

When did Granada fall, marking the culmination of the Reconquista in Iberia?

• A. 1400
• B. 1200
• C. 1492
• D. 1517

Answer: (C)

The moment being tested is the end of the Reconquista in Iberia, marked by the fall of Granada—the last Muslim kingdom on the peninsula. Granada surrendered to Ferdinand and Isabella in 1492 after a long siege that began in 1482. This victory closed centuries of Christian efforts to reclaim Iberia from Muslim rule and signaled the political unification of Castile and Aragon under the Catholic Monarchs, paving the way for Spain’s upcoming era of expansion. Dates like 1200 or 1400 occur before Granada fell, while 1517 is after the Reconquista had effectively ended. The year 1492 is the turning point.

The moment being tested is the end of the Reconquista in Iberia, marked by the fall of Granada—the last Muslim kingdom on the peninsula. Granada surrendered to Ferdinand and Isabella in 1492 after a long siege that began in 1482. This victory closed centuries of Christian efforts to reclaim Iberia from Muslim rule and signaled the political unification of Castile and Aragon under the Catholic Monarchs, paving the way for Spain’s upcoming era of expansion. Dates like 1200 or 1400 occur before Granada fell, while 1517 is after the Reconquista had effectively ended. The year 1492 is the turning point.