Reconquista - The Next Generation - Part 4 Alphonso X - The Castilian Renaissance
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- Alphonso X, the son of the warrior king Ferdinand III, comes to power. While a powerful sovereign in his own right, the new king is enamored by wisdom and knowledge. His actions personify him more as a philosopher king than a warrior. His ambitions, however, lead him to seek the title of the Holy Roman Emperor, but in doing so, he is blinded to the domestic demands of his powerful kingdom.
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Hello everyone!! Soooo good to have my voice back! This part is dedicated to all the fathers out there! Wanted to get it out by June 16 for Father's Day, but it was 30+ minutes long and took till now to finish. Made two mistakes - at 2:29 its a pic of Alphonso XI not the X - and at 29:52 it should be Muhammad II as Muhammad the I's fell from his horse in Jan and died. Otherwise I hope you enjoy this part and as always, if you liked it - PLEASE don't forget to share on social medial and spread word about the podcast!!
That wasn't Alfonso X. I'm unsubscribing. Great stuff as always.
@@personofinterest7918 hahahaha - this pic kept coming up and the other pics I found were a bit morose.
Great job!
Hey thanks a lot !
I would say that instead of hitting up a random castle it would make much more sense to check out a fortress city. Toledo is not to be missed! There are parts that are a bit touristy but it retains a great deal of its historical medieval charm. The tiny passageways, the old stone bridges, and the view from the top are amazing. Plus if you have kids, there are places to relax chill and get something to eat / drink and a bunch of quaint parks for them to play in. It’s a 40 minute train ride from Madrid.
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The Reconquista has been quite the roller coaster, the Iberian peninsula has a long and fascinating history
completely agree!
You have return. Your unbiased (you don't portray the reconquista as a good vs evil conflict) and complex description of the reconquista is a treasure for youtube
Thank you ! I appreciate this as I try really hard to stay as neutral as possible. Part of the reason why it takes me so long to create an episode is the extra research time involved to keep a middle of the road view
@@FlashPointHx Really worth that extra amount. Quality just keeps getting better
Because of these Reconquista videos, I have become obsessed over the past few months with studying Medieval Spain and the lives of its rulers. It's so intriguing! Thank you!
Really happy to hear this - I love when my content influences people to take a deeper look into this time period. Next step is to get out to Spain and Portugal!
It is nice to see the Anglo-sphere taking interest on Iberian history. Half a millennium after the Dark Legend, we can shed some light into it and easy the tensions between cultures.
Also YES! you remembered my comment, based Burger.
I never was into the history of Spain and Portugal - but this has been a fascinating journey for me
I agree and I do hope what you say becomes more and more true everyday. This channel is doing it pretty good!
@@fernandogarcia3957 Junto con el renacer Hispanista que se está dando en latinoamerica. Quizás podamos al fin desarrollar y re descubrir nuestra cultura madre luego de 200 años de revueltas.
@@fabrixioable ¿Es cierto que en la América Hispana hay un resurgir del interés por la historia y lo común? En España algo hay de eso. Aunque hasta que no se acabe con el tema separatista catalán y el golpe de Estado, España tendrá poca fuerza como Estado. Temo que desde fuera intenten intoxicarnos, y dividirnos, como ya pasó otras veces.20 Estados y peleandonos entre nosotros! Qué lastima! En fin, tampoco quiero ser negativo, pero ahora mismo aunque mejor que otros momentos, veo difícil lograr una asociación más estrecha entre los Hispanos de los 2 hemisferios para conformar un bloque político, necesario en estos tiempos y que debió suceder mucho antes. Por cierto Fabrizio, ¿eres argentino? Lo digo por el nombre italiano. Un saludo afectuoso a los hermanos americanos.
@@fernandogarcia3957 Se, soy argentino papá. De la provincia invencible de Santa Fe, cuya capital homónima fue fundada por Juan De Garay hace casi 500 años..
Mira, hay un honesto renacer Hispanista, aunque no tiene unidad y discrepan en varios puntos.
Porque dentro de él hay mucha gente que solo lo usa de excusa para :
1-irse a vivir a España con esa excusa.
2-fusionar su país fallido con otro país no fallido para obtener sus beneficios (esos antes eran Chavistas y apoyaban el concepto de "Patria Unida Latinoamericana).
Yo no tendría drama en visitar la vieja patria ya que no tengo 100% ascendencia italiana, ni madre es González. Y me gustaría conocer el núcleo cultural.
Pero ya vivir allí "no me apetece" como dicen allá. Me gusta ser argentino aunque sea un concepto tan oscuro y triste para muchos.
Además me sentiría un lastre con tantos otros problemas que tienen ya. Tienen un arduo trabajo por delante con tantos zurdos, globalistas, y mugre en general.
Ojalá no lleguen a ver lo terrible que es el desmoronamiento de las instituciones y servicios públicos como nos tocó a nosotros desde los 1970s. Tengo entendido que tienen la tasa de homicidio más baja de los grandes países de Europa occidental.
Nosotros, fuera e las grandes ciudades, andamos en 2.0 en promedio. Las urbe es donde todo se pudre.
En fin. Mucha suerte y recuerden que no los odiamos, sólo somos naciones adolescentes con rebeldía hacia nuestro origen e hipnotizados por la cultura anglosajona.
Jesus Christ this sounds like an actual novel. And I thought his father was a high bar to reach. One of those lucky cases I guess where the successor of a great man actually reaches that man's legacy.
Keep up the stellar work good sir.
really happy that you like the video - yes Alphonso X had an insane legacy. In part 5, I cover his latter life and recount his contribution to society. His contribution to law alone was profound - as a result there is a marble relief of Alfonso that hangs over the entry way into the U.S. Chamber of Representatives. The same place the president gives his State of the Union address.
That's the whole reason why Christians won the reconquista if you think about it,
A succession of Good Kings when needed the most, while the Muslims weren't that lucky with Caliph Abdalrahman and AlManzor heirs
This would apply to both sides - The Nasrids were going to come to power at this time and they would have a string of highly effective rulers. They would last 260 years!
Oh how I’ve missed you!! I’ve never clicked on a notification as fast before.
ha! This comment cracked me up!
Sad, to feel and/or know you would never meet again. Father and son must have had a very close bond. Very Very good video! Thank you.
You are so welcome - I hope you got a chance to see the next video as well
This quote: “wisdom is the love of all loves, the water of all fountains, the memory of all people” will forever haunt me. Must read this Book of the Twelve Wisemen.”
Thank you for sharing this comment! This quote blew my mind as well and I had to get it into the podcast. I find it rewarding if someone gains a new insight based on the content. I believe you now have something in common with a philosopher king who lived 800 years ago. Amazing how history can bridge that gap. All the best!
@@FlashPointHx I was out listening to the podcast while jogging when it came on. I stopped in my tracks to Google it right there.
@@JohnnyLodge2 Interesting. I'm curious - do you listen to the podcast on youtube when you run or do you download the MP3 via your podcast player?
@@FlashPointHx download off of spotify. Since its usually out earlier. Then watch the YT later.
@@JohnnyLodge2 gotcha - I was going to say , otherwise it would suck away your data. Good to know I'm getting some traction on Spotify.
Now i understand why Spain insited strongly on occupying Sebta -Ceuta in Spanish- the Moors always took it as the base to their operations in Iberia, they say that the sultan Moulay Ismail besieged it for 50 years but couldn't enter to it due to the huge reinforcements coming from Spain by sea.
It was the key to the strait of Gibraltar and a very defensive position. As trade began to really pick up during this time, the importance of dominating the strait became even more important
This is beautifully presented history! Not only did you manage to make the events interesting and engaging but you also did so in an unbiased manner. Both the Muslim and Christian perspective are shown
Thank you! I am happy you like my content - I try to tell the story with as little bias as I can manage
I'm blown away by the quality of your documentaries...this feels practically broadcast worthy.
Thank you for the awesome comment - fingers crossed that some exec at BBC comes across my content and wants to hire me =)
like a fine wine my man.
Ha! I live about 40 minutes to Napa - so I take that as a compliment!! =)
Arrived late to this and other excellent historical documentaries, but am fascinated by the Reconquista and history of Spain. Thank you for helping to inform us of these important events in the history of Christianity.
Happy you liked this - this series continues all the way to the way to the end in 1492. Enjoy !
The deeper and more detailed the story, the more interesting and exciting your videos are. And this one is up there with some of your best.
And yes, you are taking a much more neutral tone. Very pleasing on the palate. Thirty minutes for a TH-cam video is probably considered relatively long but not with content like this. Please don't rush 'La Reconquista'. I'm having too much fun!
promise - no rushing involved. This is purely a labor of love and I enjoy the research aspect of it too much
Excellent! Thank you, again! 💖😎
Hey thank you for watching! appreciate the comment
Its time!!!
For sure!
I'm late to this episode. Awesome work , as always. I had no idea the reconquista was so complex and was way more than Christians pushing muslims out of their homeland. Keep it up.
Hahahah, most text books describe the Reconquista like the Hitchhikers guide to the galaxy describes earth - in two words. It’s incredibly complex and in my personal opinion I think it is one of the most interesting time periods in history. Happy you like my content - I will definitely keep going!
I always smile when you upload.
my pleasure ! happy that you like it !
Man, you're videos are diamonds! You are criminally unsubscribed!
Hey thanks!! Happy you liked the video. Channel is definitely growing .
I think your high quality work deserves to be appreciated by much more people. I think TH-cam Algorithms seem unfair.
Thank you for your effort and dedication. Keep going.
really appreciate that - it is a bit of a niche topic, but Ive been doing a lot of search engine optimization - hopefully this will work
Thanks!!! Love your videos. Looking forward for your next video!
just about done with the next one!
YES! Bring on more. This is superb. It's difficult for me to understand when people don't love history, but hey...surely I'm a terrible bore to them.😁
Not at all - lots of people are into history. Most of the time its just how history was taught that turns people off. Tons of facebook communities and history podcasts out there - if you get a chance, take a look.
Love these videos. Please, keep up the excellent work you do. I shouldn't say work. Your craftsmanship shows your love of history.
I'm happy to hear my content expresses that! Absolutely adore the field
So you said you are gonna continue to the aztec conquest...are you gonna make a episode about the conquest of Canary Islands? I mean,we are part of Spain and we have a very interesting history, but barely touched when someone talks about Spain.
Yes the Canary Islands, that too would be very interesting,
I was going to include an episode on the age of discovery - I'll have to look closer into the Canary Islands
I can never be bored of your contents I have watched all your clips of Spain, so unbiased and entertaining to watch. You and history time are my favourite TH-cam's. Thank u for your work
Thanks! Good to know I'm in excellent company. History Time and I have talked in the past - he's a really nice guy and well read.
@@FlashPointHx nice to hear two TH-cam's that I admire have met keep bringing good history contents. Long-time fan
That's the key,unbiased, it really pisses me when you see videos completely pro cristian or pro muslim,yes,ultimately,the cristians won,but the influence of muslims was and is huge,and let me tell you, we are proud of it; Spain is a mix of cultures, ideas and people, and I think that our nation wherever it went left that idea,you can see how in our former colonies the idea of nation/culture is more important than "race", something that the british can't say.
I'm canarian, a mix of berbers and spaniards, and proud of this beautiful mix.
@@jjgf8412 good on you you i see passion that you have of ur history unfortunately I still don't know much about mine. Knowing ones history is something to cherish on.
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This is a really nice series. I hope you continue covering the History of Spain and Portugal once the Reconquista is over.
if he'd put all that effort and money into improving his kingdom instead of selfishly trying to attain the title of holy roman emperor then he could probably have been able to conquer Granada before he died.
Thanks been a lot of historian's arguments - but had he become the HRE I think history would have praised him as being 'forward seeing' and a truly amazing ruler. Alas history does not forgive failure very easily
I had been looking for this one for some time. Finally got a notification and got to it. Totally enjoyed it. You know, the 800 year Islamic period of Spain was like a black box to me. I knew it was there but had never really opened it. You have opened it for me and I find it very interesting and relevant. We still need another 200 years before 1492 but I am getting a better picture of how the ball got rolling. Thank you for sharing your love of History.
I’m so happy that you enjoyed this series! I picked a time that seemed like it got very little coverage. I find it completely fascinating. The next episode will cover the Nasrids of Granada - all 250 years until the rise of the Spanish Monarchy.
When Flash Point History screenshots your comment... Almost makes me forgive you the horrible Anglo-American pronounciation of Latin. Keep up the glorious work! I recommended you to several friends as well!
Hahahah - like I’ve said before, I’ve many faults. Loving the fact that you’re sticking with me!
The most amazing listen in terms of detailed history my ears have had the pleasure of hearing.
Thank you! Lovely comment
If the Banu Ashiqula did not take place at rebelling, I wonder how this war would’ve went, considering how the king and his nation was going.
Granada would persist for another 250 years - mainly due to the fact that Castile and Aragon would be fraught with their own rebellions and agendas
Been looking forward to this continuation of the Reconquista, thanks a million!
Any time - the next one should be out in about two weeks
How awful of TH-cam noticing me about this video just today!
At least I came to another great video of you my friend, you never get me tired of your work and that's not something usual for me, as I said great work my friend, keep at it!
I’m really happy that you like my content. Please let me know what you think of the next couple of videos.
@@FlashPointHx I will my friend, thanks for the invitation
Amazing video as always
Thank you!
I'm glad that you finally made this video!! It has been a long time! Before I even watched this video, I already read a few things about Alfonso X. The only thing that I know about him was that he was a wise king who was plagued by succession crisis at the last few years of his reign.
Alfonso loved his eldest son Ferdinand a lot, but he later died in 1275. Ferdinand left two sons, Alfonso and Fernando. Alfonso wanted Ferdinand's sons to be the next heir, but his second son Sancho also claimed the throne through proximity of blood and seniority (based on an old custom). After Alfonso X passed away, Sancho eventually won and became the new king as Sancho IV.
Hahahha Ryan you’re killing me my friend. You realize that this video ends in a cliffhanger. That I leave it open and that people don’t know who is going to die and what’s going to happen.You have given away the goods here my friend. You may want to consider adding *spoiler alert* at the beginning of your comment. 😀😀
I dont immediately watch most of the 30 minute videos in my feed.
But these ones I do :)
Happy that you liked it and made the exception!
Lol @4:38 "Ahnd Ahrabic". That pronunciation bleedover was funny :P.
ha!
Excellent video loved it, Deus Vult, the caused rebellions and diplomacy on both sides are impressive a nice change in pase from the interesting altough frequent pitched battles of medieval times.
Thanks! Sometimes diplomacy has a much longer lasting effect than a battle.
A recommended book on him is 'Alphonso X The last Almohad Caliph'
In a way he was
I have vome to lo e following your stories. Looking forward to Part 5 of the Reconquista.
almost out!
Love the DS9 reference, keep up the awesome videos
Ha! I’m a big Trekkie if you haven’t noticed - couldn’t help myself !
I cannot wait for you to get to Queen Isabella of Castile. Her story is outright like a fantasy novel.
The Crusades had ended in defeat. Jerusalem belongs to the infidels. To the east, the Turks had blasted their way into Constantinople, a shadow that would haunt Christendom during her time. Islam would continue its march into the Balkans, while in Iberia the banner of the Reconquista no longer stirred. Christianity was failing.
France would not abandon her rivalries with England, Aragon, and the HRE. Poland feared the heathens at her border. A succession of kings had left Castile troubled, in debt, and crime-ridden. Europe was a tiny, frightened, and cold land at the edge of the known world, soon to be conquered by an alien menace.
And then a woman-of all the people in 15th century-changes everything. Imagine from being the least likely contender for a crown to become the undisputed ruler, restoring order and justice after so many decades of anarchy, bravely riding across Spain to smack down a rebellion without an army but with her mere presence alone, forging her ill-united kingdom against the remaining foothold of Islam in the peninsula, and send forth Columbus to begin the global empire that would dominate for the coming centuries. Imagine winning for Christianity an entire continent. Imagine that her language, Castilian, has more speakers than English by tens of millions to this day.
Then imagine some history book dimming her importance by placing her name after Ferdinand. Imagine your husband being called the Prince by Machiavelli for conquering Granada, when, in fact, Ferdinand wanted to put Castile’s troops against France instead of the Reconquista. Isabella refused. The Perfect Prince was a Princess, but nobody ever says that. Imagine Sultan Suleiman praised as the Magnificent, never mind the son and brothers he killed to protect his power. Imagine Isabella, a doting mother, facing all the tragedies of her children, being called a monster by the modern world for decisions that any ruler of her time, far less virtuous than her, would have done the same as well.
Thank you for leaving this wonderful comment. You really know your history! You also seem to have a very eloquent way of writing. When I first read this I thought you were getting this out of a book, but then I realize this is just someone who is very passionate about history! I am looking forward to getting to Isabella. I agree with you, she was a very impressive person who later historians would give a lot of credit to her husband. But in reality, she was able to unify her country and bring about a powerful state that in a matter of a few decades would have a world empire. I still need to get through the kingdom of Granada. But after that I intend to do a two part series on Isabella.
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Nice episode as always 👍🏼
Thank you!
Love the series! Keep up the great work!
Thank you, I intend to keep on going
In the year 1263, the Andalusian Muslims during the Mudéjar revolution regained Seville and Murcia temporarily after its fall and 32 other cities like Cadiz and Jerez.. and decisively defeated the Castilians in a great battle, killing 45,000 (45k) of them and capturing 10,000 in Ramadan 662 AH with the help of the Marinids near Granada .. King Alfonso X fled to Seville and exhumed the body of his father Fernando III From his tomb in the Mosque of Seville and transferred him to Toledo
Alfonso X also transferred over the bodies of Isidore of Seville and Pelayo too.
Amazing video, and the story just gets more and more suspenful/exciting with each passing episode, can't wait for the next one (sorry for the late reply i just finished with my exams and waiting for the results this helped me to take my mind off of them)
No worries about the late response - good to know that you liked the video. Working on the next one now
@@FlashPointHx take your time
The forced conversion of the Mudejares and Jews was precisely to prevent a fifth column after the fall of Grenada in 1492. The Ottomans had conquered Constantinople in 1453, and by 1492, the Ottoman Empire had reached Algeria. The Ottomans had vowed to reconquer Spain, thus the expulsion of all non Christians who had not converted as conversion was an option.
Nuno Gonzalez de Lara was my 20th great grandfather. Really enjoying this Reconquista series. Thank you.
Btw, dont' know if you know but the great great granddaughter of Nuno el Bueno married one of the descendants of Ferdinand De la Cerda. Their grandson supposedly was the first Conquistador to bring African slaves to the Americas (Cuba specifically) since he ran out of natives to enslave on the island and he didn't find any (worth bringing, maybe) from Florida.
Astounding you can track your heritage back that far!
@@FlashPointHx mostly thanks to Catholic church records. Some in this lineage were central to the conquest of northern Mexico and the creation of the New Kingdom of Leon
@@FlashPointHx Alfonso X was my Ancestor :¨)
Always good content. Excellent channel 😎
Thank you!!
Yay! The story continues once again! Love the effort and passion you put into these videos. Keep up the good work. 👍
yes sir! Will do!
Awesome :-)
Thanks!
as a western mediteranean from both its north (spain and southern france ) and its south (atlas morroco ) i am not supporting any side here .
my ancesters were crazy .
hahahhaha! With an ancestry like that I would be hard to know who to back up I guess. I'd say - enjoy that heritage and drink some amazing Spanish wine, eat some awesome French cheese, and consume as much Moroccan food - fresh from the tagine
@@FlashPointHx thank you , that's how it works indeed .
Pure Art !
Well done .
Thank you! I try to make this as eye pleasing as possible
Love your videos bud keep em up. ✌🇬🇧
yes sir!
I think the emirate of Granada was the most crowded part of Spain at this point, with all these refugees
Glad to see you back this was a great video I really enjoyed it, if its one thing I didn't like about the video is the cliffhanger, I really hope the next video is coming soon and we don't have to wait months until the next video because i want to know what happens next.
No its already recorded and I should have it out soon. If you want to download the podcast you can hear the whole thing right now.
I'm sorry but although the Basques want to be part of Navarre that's not true at that point. In fact at the point they had been part of Castille for several centuries. The rarity was the time when the Basques were part of Navarre. Guipúzcoa was Navarrese only a century and Biscay and Álava fewer years than that. This map including the coast with the Kingdom of Navarre is inaccurate.
you have a point - but the region was heavily contested during this period and no matter what map I created there was going to be some issue or inaccuracy. I am covering a time between 1230 - 1284 here after all.
I check everyday for another video 😭
Releasing the next one tomorrow - how's that? =)
Thank you for this!!
You are so welcome!
Thanks for coming back! I was starting to wonder if you stopped. Im hooked to these podcasts, cant wait for the next episode.
no - I just put ALOT of time into research.
Wonderful work.
thanks!
Alguém traduza este Game of Thrones real para o português! I am descended from the Casa Castro! Brasil!!!
Very true!
Un descendiente de Haro aquí desde Perú, lamento lo que mis antepasados hicieron contra el rey. bruh
Wow really? That’s amazing you can track your heritage that far!
@@FlashPointHx Well if your surname is Haro there is either a servitude or direct ascendance line so its hard to miss
Still, I appreciate you sharing this
@@FlashPointHx amazing video formats btw, keep it up, waiting happily for part 5 of the next gen series
Should be up next week
Whew!
07:40 "Ibn Kebab Al Baklava, your skills as cobbler, blacksmith, jeweler, barber, etc are proven. but your unproven, impossible friend in the sky is not my unproven, impossible friend in the sky. thus you have to gtfo. with your skills (taxes and/or war industry), with your able bodied sons (soldiers), with your young daughters (population). And now with a metric ton of anger (motivation), too. What can possibly go wrong..." - too many KINDA wise kings throughout history :- (
By crikey me m8 its about time
hahaha! I try my best - with a one year old running around it becomes a challenge =)
This is excellent. Thank you so much for making this. What is your background?
Thank you ! I'm happy that you like, but I'm not sure what you mean by background?
Will you talk only about kings related to the reconquista? I'd like to hear your narration of Peter I of Castile.
My narrative jumps around a bit - the next episode is on the Nasrids and Granada till the rise of Isabella. Unfortunately, There isn’t much info on the War of the two Pedro’s in English - so I’m forced to talk about them as an aside. Too bad really, any one named ‘The Cruel’ deserves attention.
@@FlashPointHx Thanks. If you come back to the ongoing struggle between king and nobles his reign is very appropiate.
PS: He was also called -later on- 'the Justicier'.
Love the videos man... the bigger the smile the larger the knife but never forget rule 34
Ha!!! You looked it up! Nice
@@FlashPointHx trekie to the end ds9 is my favorite
I love Star Trek DS9 - that episode where Sisko and Garak conspire to bring the Romulans into the dominion war was a masterpiece - and yes war is good for business.
@@FlashPointHx the pale moonlight in the end when he repeats himself saying I can live with it and then tells the computer to erase the log gave me goosebumps the first time I saw it
@@TugaTrekker completely agree! It was one of those episodes that they just nailed it. Like Yesterday's Enterprise in TNG or the finale in Voyager. Go transphasic torpedos!
Nice
Thanks
Gosh youtube didn't notify me!
Thanks for letting me know - youTube has been letting me down on this - think its time to send them an email
@@FlashPointHx it had been happening to a lot of channels that I am subscribed, suddenly the bell button reverts not to show notifications.
New subscriber here, thank you for the video! It's great! Can you do more videos on Greece, the wars leading up to the Greek independence?
I was thinking about doing a collaboration with a friend on the Peloponnesian War - happy you like the content!
Finally... Part 4 is out. I've been waiting for it for too long it seemed. Thank you for the time and efforts you put in this wonderful work. I wanted to reply to a question you posed in previous episodes about the so-called "holy wars" and what makes a man fall for the call of religious leaders to go on a killing spree in the name of God.... It is simply money, gold, land, wealth and fame ... It's heaven on earth here and now that motivates him more the paradise in the life thereafter. How can any man resist the temptations of being able to acquire all of that in almost no time... Add to it, the exoneration of any quilt and exemption of remorse by the highest moral authority on earth ... and the praise and glorification by the people as a hero and a historical figure championed till eternity for their liberation from Tyranny and emancipation from bondage.
Thank you for this response. I'm happy you like my content and that you are patient with my release dates. As for your analysis on holy war - these are all good points. I guess it is hard to look back with a 21st century perspective and set of moral guidelines and understand the mind of a 11th, 12th, and 13th cen person.
@@FlashPointHx Wealth, power and glory lured mankind since the dawn of history. It's true today as it was true throughout the millennia. As indicated by the underlying impetus of all the conquests and wars in this series, the temptations of wealth, power and glory was the real motivation of the Waring kings and warriors even those fought within the same families between brothers and between fathers and sons. The more distant the enemy is, the easier it become to find justifications to wage war against. However, If the enemy is of a different religion, then no justification can match that of spreading the true word of God and imposing his will on the unbelievers.
@@hiview44 Yes, this is true. Sad that things really haven't changed that much. Yet I think humanity gets along better now than in the past.
@@hiview44 there were many people, many warriors who also went to the Crusades by religious motivations, and salvation offered by Peter´s successor did it for many. With the distance of time we can call them naive. What you say it´s true, but partially, for people in Middle Ages believed in their religion and not saying that is missing the mindset and thinking "milleniall-y".
Also there were some who only wanted to go on pilgrimage, that´s how the military orders begun.
The real, actual Crusade, was fulfilled and won in 1492. Apologies in advance if it sounds arrogant, but that is how I see it.
@@fernandogarcia3957 There's no doubt in my mind that many of the foot-soldiers were naive to believe that salvation is attained by conquering land and killing other people. That applies to all who believe in such creed in my opinion. Nevertheless, when it comes to the reconquista, I view it in its historical context and that the native people of any land has the right to exist on it free from tyranny and subjugation and especially to fight foreign invaders to liberate their land and preserve their heritage. Saying that, I acknowledge the fact that those invaders in this story were my ancestors with whom I disagree when it comes to the war crimes and atrocities committed for against mankind.... But that was how cultures and knowledge were exchanged between nations .... through war and conquest. I also know as you all must acknowledge, crimes committed by Arabs and Muslims in the Iberian peninsula is no where near those committed by the conquistadors in the Americas thereafter. Entire civilizations and tens of millions indigenous people were wiped out and their land is taken forever.
That somehow remind me of Trump announcing that America should be kept for Americans only and had to be defended and protected from invaders... LOL.
Like I have mentioned before, your videos are excellent! Where do you find the animated battle sequences may I ask? Are they from a video game?
Thank you! Yes they are from Total War
The Astromagia and Picatrix translated by the order of Alphonso X are still being used by some occultists today, myself included.
What do you mean?
@@FlashPointHx I mean those are Arabic magical texts and they've been used by occultists over hundreds of years, including in the present day.
They contain advanced astrological knowledge required to make powerful magical talismans for various goals - love, money, success, destruction of enemies, etc.
SANTIAGO!
I am traveling to Barcelona in two months will you do a video about the Barcelona taifa
Sorry my friend - that time is in the past now. Need to move on the Nasrids. However, my wife and I rented an apartment in Barcelona and lived there for a month so if you need suggestions email me
I don´t think there was a Barcelona taifa, it was briefly under control of muslims under the governor from Cordoba, the Emir. But it was reconquered by the Karlings in 801. Then is made a county and is held by Frankish nobles or Visigothic ones, till the subjection to the Franks fades and they become their own independent county, being the head of others that in time were konwn as the Catalan Counties. Barcelona was sacked by Abu- Amir Al Mansur in 985. He didn´t want to control it but left it to sack other territories. To summarize it.
Fernando García Orza weren’t also the Catalan companies from barceluna
@@UltimaSigmarAlonso Yes that happened a century later, when Aragon has completed its part of Reconquista, some people of the hifg mountain in Aragón and sailors from Barcelona (mainly) created the Catalan company, the Almogávares that caused havoc in the Late Byzantine Empire.
@@fernandogarcia3957 yes intristing bunch
Spanish Caravan by The Doors??
No it is a song called Astorias by Isaac Albeniz - But there are a lot of similarities.
kinda annoying seeing gothic armour in strories of the 12 century but who cares great videos
I agree - its age is authentic - but its not authentic for its age.
@@FlashPointHx don't expect you to buy a total war game and download mods set in the correct time period just for 10 seconds of the video
@@dontbetrippin4575 I actually did - but I have a Mac and the really good animations can only be done on a PC. So I was out a bunch of money on that endeavor . I am not a big fan on having to rely on another - but I know my limitations.
what total war mods you use to show the battes in Reconquista
Note sure - I have a friend create them for me - but if you want to check out his channel and ask him: th-cam.com/channels/LzbZj3xZvZkrVAoPMCCjmg.html
Are you serious! in 1260/1268 invasion of north Africa, was it Castile that did? or Portugal?
It was Castile - sometimes in cooperation with the other kingdoms. North Africa was considered Visigoth turf that the newer kingdoms were trying to retake
What meant by taken advantage of by the way is that sorted being told what do by Muhammad I and by time of his death Marinids had full direct rule of all of morocco and now Muhammad II is now vassal to them!
Banu Ashqi-Lula = lady love of song! WTH...
thanks! Couldn't find a good source with the pronunciation anywhere for this!
Convivencia is an absolute myth
anytime anyone use 'absolute' terms - they are wrong. But please make your case
@@FlashPointHx We *"absolutely"* need oxygen in order for our cells to live and thrive. That is an absolute statement. Is it wrong? The Japanese's treatment of Chinese POWs in Manchuria during world war two was *"absolutely"* vile. Their war crimes were *completely* and *utterly* morally reprehensible. Am I wrong in using absolute terms here to describe these statements of fact?
As much people love to look at the past through the lens of presentism, the reality is that this notion of "convivencia" is an *absolute* lie. There was no enlightened benevolent Islamic rule in Spain which ushered in this socially progressive utopia where Christians, Jews, Muslims (please insert here whichever current and politically correct multi-cultural statement you want) lived side-by-side in harmony.
How do people squeeze "convivencia" out of hundreds of years of frontier warfare where people lived in constant strife and threat of loss of life and limb? How many battles were waged in Spain alone between the Moors and Christians? Is that a suitable example for convivencia?
How do people squeeze "convivencia" out of an inherently belligerent and hostile Islamic theology which views all unbelievers as perpetual enemies that deserve to be subjugated and humiliated as dhimmi? Again, how do people squeeze "convivencia" out of dhimmitude? Was the status of the dhimmi one of equality and equity?
Even in this so called "Golden Age of Islam in Andalusia" punishments for blasphemy, heresy and apostasy were notoriously intolerant. Even within Islamic viewpoints there was severe hostility towards dissent. I'll give you an example: The widely used manual of jurisprudence _al-Tafri_ which was used even after the Christian conquest of Granada prescribes death for Mutazili heretics and forbids marrying, socializing and even saluting anyone who subscribes to other Islamic Sunni schools of thought.
We even have famous Arabist Ignaz Goldziher confirming that contrary to popular opinion, the Maliki sect in Spain practiced sharia more rigorously vis-a-vis the east (F.M. Pareja - "Los árabes españoles y el Islam. "Actas del Primer Congreso de Estudios Arabes e Islámicos, Córdoba 1962").
Why would they be so intolerant? Well because these Islamic jurists had a large Catholic population to contend with. In other words, contact with Christians and Jews exacerbated Islamism and made them even more intolerant. We are talking about a frontier here.
I doubt I will be the one to change your mind. You have an opinion which is very much set and does not seem open to negotiation. If you do want another perspective, go back to my episode 6 which talks about convivencia - or the lack thereof. I’ve done research on this series for two years straight. What I find is a path surrounded by biased opinions with people convinced they and ONLY they know The Truth. I find the more polarized the view and the smaller capacity for reception to another’s opinion, the less I can give that person any credence. You’re obviously very intelligent - so please follow along and continue to give your insight. I may not always agree with you but I created this series to be a platform for everyone to give their views. My only request is that you read the other comments as you go.
@@FlashPointHx You make very well done videos, I enjoy watching them, but I just cant agree with some of the content. Tbh, my opinions change pending new information and well the information that is available to be scrutinized on the topic of religious and cultural tolerance in medieval Spain points in the complete opposite direction of convivencia.
You may be right, that my views on Islamic Spain are pretty hardwired, but unless some new evidence comes to light that sharia practiced in the middle ages was somehow *more* tolerant than the Islam we see being practiced today in many fundamentalist Islamic countries (Im thinking primarily of places like Iran and Saudi Arabia) it strikes me as utterly absurd to think that Islamic rulers of the 8th to 15th century somehow because of their religious convictions created a _"culture of tolerance"_ to quote the subtitle of María Rosa Menocal's book. This statement is delusional on its face. We scarcely see any tolerance coming from the Islamic world today, let alone 1000+ years ago. Who in their right mind would actually believe that Islam was *more* tolerant (or more conducive for tolerance) in the middle ages?This is laughable.
Anyone who spends the time to study and investigate classical Islamic law and its authoritative mandates, recognizes that Islam is not about creating a society of co-existence and harmony with competing religious groups which have completely disparate points of view. Islam proper seeks to dominate and impose itself (by force if necessary) on the religious, political and cultural spheres, with the ultimate aim of destroying and eliminating other ways of life. This is why when the Catholic Monarchs (Isabella and Ferdinand) finally entered Granada in 1492 there were no Christians anywhere to be seen living within the city. Why would that be?
@@FlashPointHx I will leave with this final comment. Here is an excerpt from classical Islamic legal scholar Majid Khadduri's book, "War and Peace in the Law of Islam":
Islam, emerging in the seventh century *as a conquering nation with world domination as its ultimate aim,* refused to recognize legal systems other than its own. It was willing to enter into temporary treaty relations with other states, pending consummation of its world mission. The Prophet and his successors, however, reserved the right to repudiate any treaty or arrangement which they considered as harmful to Islam. . . . *_Although the normal relationship between Islam and non-Muslim communities is a state of hostility,_* it is not considered inconsistent with Islam’s ultimate objective if a treaty is concluded with the enemy, whether for purposes of expediency or because Islam suffered a setback.*
I fail to see how this attitude is conducive to "convivencia"
Great stuff, I love your delivery!
But because it is evident that you take a topic and attempt to remain as neutral as possible, allow me to provide a slight bit of constructive criticism.
It sounds at times like there is a slight undertone of bias against decisions made by Christian forces, vs those made by others.
Its noticeable by what you highlight, side commentary, and tone.
One single example is how there is highlighted criticism of Christian forces not vested in the reconquista, as they should be. This is done by pointing out they attack both Christians and muslims.
But then highlighted criticism of the exact opposite action in how Christian forces dismiss Muslims from conquered territories later on which is in line with the reqonquista.
Not contesting whether or not these things happened, nor the accuracy of your information, rather that a position over time, not solely on content, but becomes noticeable based on opinions, delivery, tone of voice etc. It only becomes more evident with more content provided.
However I absolutely love this stuff, and you are extremely entertaining and well read. Thank you for your great vids !
Keep up the good work, and hopefully my criticism is taken as constructive, not as an attack on your material.
Hey thank you for this! It’s inevitable that bis comes through in one way or another. I’ll keep this in mind as I continue. Unfortunately, I’m getting to the end of Al Andalus. But I still have two or three episodes before Isabella and Ferdinand crush the Emirate out of existence. Thanks for this!
Inviting an opponent leader to his city just to kill him, what a coward!
They all admit the knowledge is from them, but the real knowledge was founded by the muslim, they've change the history. All the knowledge from cordova's library was the knowledge of muslim not this pathetic power from the dark age.
but kudos to them for preserving the knowledge and not destroying it. At least they had the sense to know the treasure that they had found
Actually, most of the knowledge the Berbers/Muslims of Spain had was taken from the Hispano-gothic traditions.