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The Iberian Background

The Iberian Background. Spain during the Reconquista. Medieval Spain and the “Reconquista”. The “Moors” Occupy Visigothic Hispania Battle of Tours, 732 Al-Andalus and the Ummayads A Syncretic Society The Jewish and Christian Presence ( dhimmi ) Reconquest Warfare Repoblaci ón

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The Iberian Background

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  1. The Iberian Background Spain during the Reconquista

  2. Medieval Spain and the “Reconquista” • The “Moors” Occupy Visigothic Hispania • Battle of Tours, 732 • Al-Andalus and the Ummayads • A Syncretic Society • The Jewish and Christian Presence (dhimmi) • Reconquest Warfare • Repoblación • A Warrior Class: Conquistadores • The Importance of Catholicism

  3. Iberian Society in the Late Middle Ages • King and Nobles • Señorialism • Contrasts with Feudalism • The Clergy • The Inquisition • Patronato Real • The Idea of Fueros • “Commoners” • Vecinos • Outsiders • Jews and Conversos

  4. Spain and Europe in an Age of Exploration • The Unification of Spain • Fernando (Aragon) and Isabella (Castile) • The Renaissance Influence • The Ideological Framework of Mercantilism • A Catholic Crusade? • The “Just War” • The Reconquest Mentality • The Conquistadores in the Indies

  5. Early European Expansion • The Portuguese • Prince Henry (“The Navigator”) • Cristoforo Colombo • Spanish Patronage • The Voyages of Columbus • The Beginnings of Spain’s American Empire

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