SPAN 450 - Medieval Spanish Studies: Worlds of Alfonso X, el Sabio: Culture Resources

Reading and analysis of Spanish literature and culture to 1500. Prof. Isidro Rivera

Córdoba

Arches in the Mezquita in Cordoba

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Al-Andalus and the Christian kingdoms

Al-Andalus (green) and Christian kingdoms circa 1000 AD

By 1031 AD, Christians had begun to drive the Moors to the south and drew nearer to retaking Toledo.