Reconquest: 718-1492, History of Spain, dominated by fighting against Islam
]" src="http://www.sispain.org/SiSpain/gifs/next.gif" border=0> The Reconquest. 718: Pelayo, a noble Visigoth who has been elected king, defeats the Muslim Army in Alcama in the neighbourhood of Covadonga, thus beginning the Christian Reconquest of Spain. 750: The Christians, under Alfonso I, occupy... Sign in to see full entry.