The Synthesis of "Spanish Morocco"

An overview of the brutal Rif War (1921-1926), where Berber tribes led by Abd el-Krim fought for independence against Spanish and French colonial rule.

Discover the Almoravid Caliphate, a powerful Berber empire that ruled North Africa and Spain, halting the Reconquista and uniting the region.

Explore the rise and fall of the Spanish Empire, one of the largest and most influential global powers in history, and its lasting impact on the world.

Discover Isabella I of Castile, the powerful queen who unified Spain, sponsored Columbus's voyage, and left a complex and controversial legacy on the world.

A conflict that reshaped Europe, the War of the Spanish Succession was fought over control of Spain's vast empire after its king died without an heir.

A guide to the early 18th-century conflict that reshaped Europe, prevented a Franco-Spanish superstate, and marked Britain's rise as a global power.

An overview of the early 18th-century conflict that reshaped European power, triggered by the death of Spain's last Habsburg king.

A brief overview of the early 18th-century conflict that reshaped Europe, triggered by the death of the last Habsburg king of Spain.

An overview of the centuries-long campaign by Christian kingdoms to recapture the Iberian Peninsula from Muslim rule, shaping modern Spain and Portugal.

An overview of the Spanish Inquisition, a brutal period of religious persecution in Spain established to enforce Catholic orthodoxy.