*** Welcome to piglix ***

Conquest of Granada

Granada War
Part of the Reconquista
La Rendición de Granada - Pradilla.jpg
The Capitulation of Granada by F. Pradilla: Muhammad XII (Boabdil) surrenders to Ferdinand and Isabella.
Date February 1482 – January 2, 1492
Location Southeastern Iberia
Result Granada annexed by Castile
Belligerents
Coat of Arms of Queen Isabella of Castile (1492-1504).svg Castile-Aragon Union Royal Standard of Nasrid Dynasty Kingdom of Grenade.svg Emirate of Granada
Commanders and leaders
Royal Banner of Aragón.svg Ferdinand II of Aragon
Banner of arms crown of Castille Habsbourg style.svg Isabella I of Castile

Royal Standard of Nasrid Dynasty Kingdom of Grenade.svg Abu l-Hasan Ali (Muley Hacén), 1481–1485
Royal Standard of Nasrid Dynasty Kingdom of Grenade.svg Muhammed XIII (al-Zagal), 1485–1487

Royal Standard of Nasrid Dynasty Kingdom of Grenade.svg Muhammad XII (Boabdil), 1487–1492  (POW)

Royal Standard of Nasrid Dynasty Kingdom of Grenade.svg Abu l-Hasan Ali (Muley Hacén), 1481–1485
Royal Standard of Nasrid Dynasty Kingdom of Grenade.svg Muhammed XIII (al-Zagal), 1485–1487

The Granada War (Spanish: Guerra de Granada) was a series of military campaigns between 1482 and 1492, during the reign of the Catholic Monarchs (los Reyes Católicos) Isabella I of Castile and Ferdinand II of Aragon, against the Nasrid dynasty's Emirate of Granada. It ended with the defeat of Granada and its annexation by Castile, ending all Islamic rule on the Iberian peninsula (al-Andalus).

The ten-year war was not a continuous effort, but a series of seasonal campaigns launched in spring and broken off in winter. The Granadans were crippled by internal conflict and civil war, while the Christians were generally unified. The war also saw the effective use of artillery by the Christians to rapidly conquer towns that would otherwise have required a long siege. On January 2, 1492 Muhammad XII of Granada (King Boabdil) surrendered the Emirate of Granada, the city of Granada, and the Alhambra palace to the Castilian forces.


...
Wikipedia

...