Granada History - Alhambra, Arab Conquest and Catholic Monarchs

Legend says that Granada is named after a daughter of Noah or of Hercules called "Granata" though documented history of Granada quotes this name before the Arab conquest as the Jewish Quarter of "Garnata.

In the year 306, was held the Council of Elvira, first in Spain. The three populations that existed during the Muslim invasion (Elvira, and Qastilla Garnata) depended on the Caliphate of Cordoba.

beautiful place carrera del darro next to the river

Late invasion in 1237 ended Zirid dynasty and finished the Constitution of the Kingdom of Granada, which remained as the last Muslim stronghold until 1492.

In the XIV century during the reigns of Yusuf I and Muhammad V, Granada lived its maximum splendor. During this time were built the Alhambra and Generalife.

On January 2, 1492, Granada is conquered by the Catholic Monarchs. Also in Granada, Columbus met with Queen Isabel the Catholic, and won support for the discovery of America.

Begins a new era in the history of Granada, splendor of Christian culture, and even more with the coming of the Emperor Charles V who built all the major Christian monuments, corresponding with late Gothic and Renaissance.

Return the splendor of Granada in the XVII and XVIII with the great works of Baroque.

There would be a decline in the following centuries, and Granada does not recover until the arrival of Washintong Irving. With the arrival to Granada of Queen Elizabeth II in 1862 Granada starts booming again.

Granada enhances its reputation by works of Garcia Lorca, Juan Ramon Jimenez, Manuel de Falla, Andres Segovia.

Opinions about Granada History

What happened to the indigenous Christians

You seem to have devoted a lot of ink to the persecution and forced christianization of Moslems in that area some time back. There doesn't seem to be even a word devoted to how the Muslims (Moors) came to live in the area.

Presumably, they didn't just swing by with a wad of cash and buy real estate there back at the tail end of 7th century. So...the question would be, what happened to the indigenous Christians inhabiting the land prior to Muslims' arrival (Wojciech).