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The most important taifas of the iberian peninsula were Sevilla, toledo, Badajoz and Zaragoza -
Aragón
This was inherited as a kingdom by Ramiro I, a son of Sancho III el Mayor. added the counties of Sobrarbe and Ribagorza to the Kingdom of Aragón.
Navarra it was difficult to expand towards the south. It was ruled by the kings of Aragón between 1076 and 1134.
Castilla The Kingdom of Castilla was formed when Sancho III bequeathed
this county to one of his sons, Fernando I. During his reign, as he was married to a Princess of León, was linked to the Kingdom of León. -
the taifa kings were forced to seek help from the Almoravids, Muslims that had established an empire in North Africa. Their arrival stopped the Christian advance and achieved the reunification of the Andalusian territory until the early 12th century.
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Ocupied part of the Ebro valley and reached the Sistema Ibérico mountain range.
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During the second half of the 12th century, the Christian kingdoms faced the Almohad invasion. Sevilla. This empire hindered the expansion of the Christian kingdoms, ainly in the areas between the Tajo and the Sierra Morena, until the Christians’ victory in the Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa (1212
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The Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa (1212) was a major victory for the Christian kingdoms and made the occupation of the Guadalaquivir valley possible. In this battle, the kings of Castilla (Alfonso VIII), Navarra (Sancho el Fuerte) and Aragón (Pedro II) fought together. -
This was the only, Kingdom of Granada, ruled by the Nasrid dynasty
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The 14th and 15th centuries were marked by conflicts between Christian kingdoms and civil wars caused by rivalry between the nobility and the monarchy. On one hand, nobles sought to protect and increase their privileges. On the other hand, kings, usually , wanted to restrict the power of the nobility
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Enrique of Trastámara, who aspired to the throne
Enrique II was victorious and acceded to the throne of the Trastámara dynasty. -
In the Crown of Aragón, King Martín I died without an heir in 1410. Therefore, in 1412, representatives of institutions from every state in the Crown were convened to choose a new king. The resolution reached at this meeting, the Compromise of Caspe, meant that the House of Trastámara was put in place to rule Aragón