reconquista
reconquest
noun rreh-kon-KEES-tah Rare
Origin: From re- (again) + conquista (conquest), from conquistar.
Usage Note
Reconquista in lowercase means any act of recapturing lost territory. Capitalized, la Reconquista refers specifically to the nearly 800-year campaign (711–1492) by Christian kingdoms to retake the Iberian Peninsula from Moorish rule, ending with the fall of Granada. The term carries strong historical and cultural weight in Spain. It has been adopted into English historiography without translation.
Examples
"La Reconquista terminó en 1492 con la toma de Granada."
Natural Translation
The Reconquista ended in 1492 with the fall of Granada.
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