Spain in the middle ages 1 638

SPAIN IN THE MIDDLE AGES

By LA TISHE
  • FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE
    476

    FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE

    This is the beggining of the Middle Ages
  • THE VISIGOTHS
    507

    THE VISIGOTHS

    In the Middle Ages in Spain, there was an important Germanic tribe: The Visigoths.
    They came to Roman Hispania in the 5th century A.D. In 507 A.D., the Visigoths established a new kingdom with its capital in Toledo. It was called the Kingdom of Toledo.
  • AL- ANDALUS
    711

    AL- ANDALUS

    Muslims conquered the Visigothic Kingdom of Toledo.It became a new territory called Al- Andalus.
  • THE RECONQUISTA
    718

    THE RECONQUISTA

    The Reconquista is the name given to a long series of wars and battles between the Christian Kingdoms and the Muslim Moors for control of the Iberian Peninsula. It lasted for a good portion of the Middle Ages from 718 to 1492.
  • THE CHRISTIANS KINGDOMS
    722

    THE CHRISTIANS KINGDOMS

    There was a Visigoth called Don Pelayo who defeated the Muslims in the Battle of Covadonga.
  • THE DISCOVERY OF AMERICA
    Oct 12, 1492

    THE DISCOVERY OF AMERICA

    The end of the Middle Ages in Spain