This map, published by The seventeenth in 2013, shows the process of the Reconquista between the years 722 and 1492.
The Reconquista is a historical process that took place in the Iberian Peninsula between the Umayyad conquest of the region and the fall of the Nasrid kingdom of Granada. The term Reconquista is currently debated, as it is a word that originated in the 19th century with the aim of establishing a strong connection between the Visigothic kingdoms prior to the Muslim arrival and the subsequent Christian kingdoms, thereby legitimising the latter.
On this map, the author uses different colours to show the advance of the Christian kingdoms in the Peninsula throughout this period of almost eight centuries:
- Red: Territory occupied by the Christian kingdoms in 750.
- Orange: Territory conquered by the Christian kingdoms between 750 and 800.
- Salmon: Territory conquered by the Christian kingdoms between 800 and 1045.
- Yellow: Territory conquered by the Christian kingdoms between 1045 and 1100.
- Bluish green: Territory conquered by the Christian kingdoms between 1100 and 1213.
- Rosa: Territory conquered by the Christian kingdoms between 1213 and 1270.
- Violet: Territory conquered by the Christian kingdoms between 1270 and 1470.
- Purple: Territory conquered by the Christian kingdoms between 1470 and 1492.
In addition, the map also marks the main battles fought between Muslims and Christians during this period, with Christian victories marked in purple and Muslim victories in green. The dates accompanying the different cities are the years in which those cities passed from Muslim to Christian control.
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