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Flashcards by Alicia Pérez, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Alicia Pérez
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| Question | Answer |
| Pelayo | He was an Asturian or Visigoth noble who defeated the Muslims in the Battle of Covadonga in 722. |
| Battle of Covadonga | It's the battle considered to be the start of the Christian Reconquest in 722. |
| Hispanic March | It was a defensive border region in the Pyrenees, established by Charlemagne to defend his empire against the Muslims. |
| The Count Íñigo Arista | He declared himself King of Pamplona. |
| Wifredo the Hairy | He was the Count of Urgell, and he won independence from Frankish rule. |
| Castile I | A sparcely populated group of counties in the East of Kingdom of León. It was a zone of conflict where numerous castles were built. |
| Fernando I | He was the 1st King of Castile, in 1035 |
| 1512 | Navarre was conquered by Fernando the Catholic. |
| Sancho Ramírez | He was Ramiro I's son, and he reunited the kingdoms of Aragón and Navarre. |
| Reconquest | It was the process by which the Christian Kingdoms expanded southwards and conquered Muslim lands. |
| 1118 | Zaragoza was conquered by Alfonso the 1st. |
| Repopulation | It was the process by which the Christian Kingdoms occupied many uninhabited areas around the river Duero and the Ebro valley. |
| Corregidor | He was an official who represented the King in cities, and performed military and judicial functions. |
| Transhumance | The sheep go up, and the sheep go down. |
| Mesta | An association of sheep owners. |
| Justicia of Aragón | He was an official who defended people's rights and privileges in Aragón. |
| 1348 | The Black Death caused an extremely high number of deaths in Catalonia. |
| Compromiso de Caspe | In 1412, Martin I died with no heirs and Fernando of Antequera was named king by a group of 9 "compromisarios" who met in Caspe. |
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