SPANISH HISTORY 101, EP 15: The Kingdom of Asturias

Brian's Spain Domain

Jul 28 2022 | 00:13:46

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Show Notes

In today’s episode we take a look at the first major kingdom to arise during the famous Reconquista period, when the different regions of Spain, mainly Christian regions, began to ever-so-slowly push back the Muslim presence. The Kingdom of Asturias is sometimes seen as the cradle of modern Spain, and even though that would be […]

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