The marriage of Ferdinand of Aragon and …
Years: 1396 - 1539
The marriage of Ferdinand of Aragon and Isabella of Castile in 1469 signals the launch of the final assault on the Emirate of Granada, the only surviving Muslim state in the Iberian Peninsula, and only as a tributary of Castile.
The King and Queen persuade the Pope to declare their war a crusade.
The Christians crush one center of resistance after another and finally, in January 1492, after a long siege, the Moorish sultan Muhammad XII surrenders the fortress palace, the renowned Alhambra.
The King and Queen persuade the Pope to declare their war a crusade.
The Christians crush one center of resistance after another and finally, in January 1492, after a long siege, the Moorish sultan Muhammad XII surrenders the fortress palace, the renowned Alhambra.
People
Groups
- Moors
- Muslims, Sunni
- Papal States (Republic of St. Peter)
- Navarre, Kingdom of
- Christians, Roman Catholic
- Aragón, Kingdom of
- Castile, Crown of
- Granada, Emirate of, or Nasrid Kingdom of
