The ‘Reconquest’: a new proposal of definition
In the following pages, we propose to rehabilitate the use of the term “reconquest” (reconquista). We understand and appreciate the reasons that have rendered it controversial, and are aware of the legitimate circumstances that have led to “condemnation” of usage of the word, which has been misrepre...
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The ‘Reconquest’: a new proposal of definitionAyala Martínez, CarlosIberian PeninsulaMiddle AgesReconquestHistoriaIn the following pages, we propose to rehabilitate the use of the term “reconquest” (reconquista). We understand and appreciate the reasons that have rendered it controversial, and are aware of the legitimate circumstances that have led to “condemnation” of usage of the word, which has been misrepresented and ideologically manipulated in the past and even today. We believe, however, that it is time to reclaim the instrumental value of a term that defines with precision a medieval ideology that arose to justify the expansive war of the Christians in the north of the Peninsula at Islam’s expense. This ideology is rooted in very old and extensive accounts throughout the Peninsula, reflecting different models of understanding, not always alluding to a Visigoth past or the legendary Battle of Covadonga. In any case, albeit intermittently, it is an ideology that permeated the Peninsula throughout the entire Middle AgesThis article is part of a research project entitled “Violencia religiosa en la Edad Media peninsular: guerra, discurso apologético y relato historiográfico (ss. x-xv”. (Religious Violence in the Middle Ages on the Peninsula: War, Apologetic Discourse and Historiographic Narrative R&D (10th-15th centuries)” (HAR2016-74968-P), financed by the Ministerio de Economía, Industria y Competitividad (Spain)Universitat de Lleida: Servei de PublicacionsDepartamento de Historia Antigua, Medieval, Paleografía y DiplomáticaFacultad de Filosofía y LetrasUAM. Departamento de Historia Antigua, Historia Medieval, Paleografía y Diplomática20242024-01-01research articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_2df8fbb1VoRhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10486/720246https://dx.doi.org/10.21001/itma.2024.18.01reponame:Biblos-e Archivo. Repositorio Institucional de la UAMinstname:Universidad Autónoma de MadridInglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Attribution 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:repositorio.uam.es:10486/7202462026-06-23T12:46:27Z |
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In the following pages, we propose to rehabilitate the use of the term “reconquest” (reconquista). We understand and appreciate the reasons that have rendered it controversial, and are aware of the legitimate circumstances that have led to “condemnation” of usage of the word, which has been misrepresented and ideologically manipulated in the past and even today. We believe, however, that it is time to reclaim the instrumental value of a term that defines with precision a medieval ideology that arose to justify the expansive war of the Christians in the north of the Peninsula at Islam’s expense. This ideology is rooted in very old and extensive accounts throughout the Peninsula, reflecting different models of understanding, not always alluding to a Visigoth past or the legendary Battle of Covadonga. In any case, albeit intermittently, it is an ideology that permeated the Peninsula throughout the entire Middle Ages |
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