The iberian peninsula 11th to 15th

  • EMERGE OF TAIFAS   CENTURY 11TH
    1031

    EMERGE OF TAIFAS CENTURY 11TH

    The most important taifas of the iberian peninsula were Sevilla, toledo, Badajoz and Zaragoza
  • 1035

    THE DEATH SANCHO EL III AND THE DIVSION OF THE LANDS

    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.
  • 1085

    CHRISTIAN CONQUEST OF THE KINGDOM OF TOLEDO

    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.
  • 1118

    Alfonso I of Aragón and Navarra conquered Zaragoza,

    Ocupied part of the Ebro valley and reached the Sistema Ibérico mountain range.
  • 1172

    THE ALMOHADS

    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
  • THE BATTLE OF LAS NAVAS DE TOLOSA
    1212

    THE BATTLE OF LAS NAVAS DE TOLOSA

    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.
  • 1250

    ANDALUSIAN KINGDOM

    This was the only, Kingdom of Granada, ruled by the Nasrid dynasty
  • 1301

    THE 14TH AND 15TH CENTURIES

    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
  • 1301

    CASTILLA THE CIVIL WAR BETWEEN THE KING PEDRO AND HIS STEP BROTHER ENRIQUE OF TRASTAMARA

    Enrique of Trastámara, who aspired to the throne
    Enrique II was victorious and acceded to the throne of the Trastámara dynasty.
  • 1410

    ARAGON THE COMPROMISE OF CASPE

    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