Videos - The Jews of Spain

beginning with the Battle of Covadonga (718 or 722), the first victory by
Christian military forces since the 710 Islamic conquest of Iberia
by the Umayyad Caliphate.
A small Christian army at the Battle of Covadonga
led by Pelagius defeated the caliphate's army in the mountains of northern Iberia
and established the independent Christian Kingdom of Asturias
The Islam occupation of Spain ended with the surrender of Granada in 1492
to the Christians

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AUTONOMOUS REGIONS
OF SPAIN EXPLAINED
Geography Now 2019 (17.00)

WHY WASN'T
PORTUGAL CONQUERED BY SPAIN?
Knowledgia 2019 (10.03)

Knowledgia

WHAT HAPPENED
WITH THE MUSLIM MAJORITY
OF SPAIN AND PORTUGAL?
Knowledgia 2019 (5.52)

THE RECONQUEST (RECONQUISTA)
OF THE IBERIAN PENINSULA
This video is extracted from 36 Lectures course called
"Turning Points in Middle Eastern History" by Professor Eamonn Gearon
Ancient History Lover 2018 (14.05)
The Reconquista (Spanish and Portuguese for the "reconquest") is a name used to describe the period in the history of the Iberian Peninsula of about 780 years between the Umayyad conquest of Hispania in 711 and the fall of the
Nasrid kingdom of Granada to the
expanding Christian kingdoms in 1492.
The completed Reconquista was the context of the Spanish voyages of discovery and conquest (Columbus got royal support in Granada in 1492, months after its conquest), and the Americas—the "New World"—ushered in the era of the
Spanish and Portuguese colonial empires.
Since the mid-19th century,
the idea of a 'reconquest' took hold in Spain
associated with its rising nationalism and colonialism.

THE RECONQUISTA
James K Powell II
2013 (13.26)

BLOOD AND GOLD 3OF3
THE MAKING OF SPAIN NATION
Simon sebag montefiore
Bola Vimu 2016 (1.02.06)

THE ALHAMBRA:
FROM THE SULTAN PALACE,
TO THE LEGEND.
(GRANADA - SPAIN)
Ramon Belda 2014 (1.17.45)

THE ANIMATED HISTORY OF SPAIN
Subhine 2017 (9.21)

ORIGINS OF SEPHARDIC JEWRY
Dr. Henry Abramson 2017 (58.49)

SEPHARDIC HISTORY: PART 1A

The Jewish Theological Seminary
with JTS Professor Benjamin Gampel, 2011 (23.50)

SEPHARDIC HISTORY: PART 1B

The Jewish Theological Seminary
with JTS Professor Benjamin Gampel, 2011 (18.42)

SEPHARDIC HISTORY: PART 2

The Jewish Theological Seminary
with JTS Professor Benjamin Gampel, 2011 (31.34).

SEPHARDIC HISTORY: PART 3

The Jewish Theological Seminary
with JTS Professor Benjamin Gampel, 2011 (28.32).

SEPHARDIC HISTORY: PART 4

The Jewish Theological Seminary
with JTS Professor Benjamin Gampel, 2011 (34.52).

THE GOLDEN AGE OF
SPANISH JEWRY
Dr. Henry Abramson (11.09))

SEPHARDIC JEWRY AND THE ISLAMIC CONQUEST OF 711
Dr. Henry Abramson 2017 (1.00.56)

JEWISH-CHRISTIAN DISPUTATIONS
IN THE MIDDLE AGES
(Henry Abramson), 2014 (7.0)

A HISTORY OF THE SPANISH & PORTUGUESE JEWS
S&P Central Channel 2018 (21.02)

100 MILLION MAY UNKNOWINGLY HAVE JEWISH ROOTS
ActsNewsNetwork 2016 (1.59)
Studies indicate that an estimated 100 million people worldwide are Bnei Anusim – descendants of Spanish and Portuguese Jewry stripped of their Jewish identity during the Spanish Inquisition. Today 10 million Bnei Anusim identify as Jewish, and an estimated 1.5 million could consider moving to Israel one day.

FROM THE SPANISH INQUISITION
TO THE PRESENT:
A SEARCH FOR JEWISH ROOTS
Genie Milgrom, 2017 (1.04.30)
International Association
of Jewish Genealogical Societies (IAJGS)

MADE FOR TV MOVIE
THE DISPUTATION
Jeffrey R. Woolf 1986 (1.02.53)

(From imdb) In 1263, King James I of Aragon organizes
a debate between representatives of Judaism and Christianity
regarding whether or not Jesus was the Messiah.

Christopher Lee's performance as the King of Aragon, whose fairness and basic decency overcome his piety, is the standout here. At the request of the Catholic establishment, he sets up a "disputation" (public debate) between the leader of the local Jewish community and a Jewish convert now esteemed as a brilliant clergyman. The Jewish leader sees all too well that even (or especially) if he wins, he'll lose, but the King pushes him with well-meant promises to do the right thing. The King finds to his sorrow that the consequences are not entirely within his control. It's unfortunate that the veteran Lee has rarely had such occasion to demonstrate his very real talent.

MOVIE

ISLAM AND TOLERANCE IN SPAIN -
THE JEWISH GOLDEN AGE
Flash Point History 2018 (14.16)

Tolerance in Islamic Spain is a fiercely debated subject. Was Spain under the Moors a period of enlightened co-existence between the three major religions of Islam, Christianity, and Judaism? Did these people come together to build an advanced society where 'convivencia' existed? Or was this all just a myth that is perpetuated by revisionist historians?

The story continues as the mighty caliphate is gone - but its legacy continues and the Jewish Golden Age begins.