PLEASE HURRY Why did Christians launch the Reconquista?

They wanted to conquer independent Portugal.
They wanted to challenge the authority of church leaders.
They wanted to regain control of the Iberian Peninsula.
They wanted to fight alongside Muslims to defeat a common enemy.

C

Explanation:

Muslims controlled both North Africa and the Iberian Peninsula.

In response to Muslim control of the Iberian Peninsula Christians launched the Reconquista.

The Reconquista was a period of time where Christian armies tried to take control of the Iberian Peninsula from Muslim rulers.

It started in 718 and lasted for more than 700 years.

As you can see here, after 300 years of fighting, Muslims still controlled much of the peninsula, all of this orange area.

However, several Christian kingdoms, including Leon, Castile, and Navarre, had gained land.

This fighting for control of the peninsula was an extremely long war.

Both Christians and Muslims won and lost many battles through the years.

As you can imagine, since the fighting was between Muslims and Christians, the church got involved.

One reason Christians struggled to take control of the Iberian Peninsula from Muslim rulers was that Christian areas often lacked unity.

Sometimes different Christian kingdoms on the peninsula fought one another rather than Muslim groups.

The battles produced many heroes, including El Cid Campeador

El Cid Campeador is considered a national hero in Spain for his involvement in the Reconquista.

By the 1100s, the Reconquista had received more support from the church.

The church recruited soldiers for the cause and dedicated church taxes to fund armies.

The last Muslim state on the Iberian Peninsula was defeated in 1492.

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