Which fall in 1492 marked the completion of the Reconquista?

Which fall in 1492 marked the completion of the Reconquista?

• A. Cordoba
• B. Seville
• C. Valencia
• D. Granada

Answer: (D)

The fall of Granada in 1492 marks the end of the Reconquista because it was the last Muslim-ruled territory on the Iberian Peninsula. Granada, ruled by the Nasrid dynasty, held out for centuries but surrendered to the Catholic Monarchs in January 1492, completing the Christian reconquest of the peninsula. The other cities were already under Christian control well before 1492—Cordoba fell in 1236, Valencia in 1238–39, and Seville in 1248—so Granada’s capture finally closes the long process of southward Christian expansion and unifies nearly all of Iberia under Christian rule. This moment also sets the stage for the subsequent political and religious shifts shaping Spain.

The fall of Granada in 1492 marks the end of the Reconquista because it was the last Muslim-ruled territory on the Iberian Peninsula. Granada, ruled by the Nasrid dynasty, held out for centuries but surrendered to the Catholic Monarchs in January 1492, completing the Christian reconquest of the peninsula. The other cities were already under Christian control well before 1492—Cordoba fell in 1236, Valencia in 1238–39, and Seville in 1248—so Granada’s capture finally closes the long process of southward Christian expansion and unifies nearly all of Iberia under Christian rule. This moment also sets the stage for the subsequent political and religious shifts shaping Spain.