Miguel de cervantes don quixote pictures

The reconquest was a period in Spanish history when the Christian kingdoms united and began conquering over the Muslim dwellers who had ruled Spain for more than seven hundred years.

&#x;Don Quixote&#x;, as a story by Cervantes, comes against the backdrop of recapturing the culture and traditions of chivalry to which Spain was popular for many hundred years ago.

The height of chivalric culture in Spain is dated back to the 15th century when two Christian Kingdoms were united by the marriage between King Ferdinand and Queen Isabel, a unity which would result in the expulsion of Muslim dwellers, and ensure the unification of the regions of Spain. 

Prior to this, The Muslims or Moors from North Africa had invaded and conquered Spanish lands from the year , ruling over them for tenths of decades.

However, with the accedence of King Ferdinand and Queen Isabel around the s, the Christian kingdoms became powerful enough to drive out the last remnants of Muslim miguel de cervantes don quixote pictures5 MIRU