RT Journal Article
T1 Weaponizing historical knowledge: the notion of Reconquista in spanish nationalism
A1 García Sanjuán, Alejandro
AB The notion of Reconquista is the product of 19th-century Spanish Nationalistthinking. Although developed as an academic concept, it played, at the same time,a crucial political and ideological role, thus holding a very powerful and potentiallytoxic ideological burden, chiefly consisting of the idea that Spain is a nation shapedagainst Islam. Its dual academic and ideological nature makes it a highly problematicconcept that greatly contributed to produce a largely biased and distorted vision ofthe Iberian medieval past, aimed at delegitimizing the Islamic presence (al-Andalus)and therefore at legitimizing the Christian conquest of the Muslim territory. Over thelast years and in the framework of the Clash of Civilizations doctrine, conservativeand far-right scholarly and political outlets reignited the most ideological version ofthe Reconquista, thus raising a major challenge for academic historians.
PB Universitat de Lleida
SN 1888-3931
YR 2020
FD 2020-12
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10272/19498
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10272/19498
LA eng
NO García Sanjuán, A. (2020). Weaponizing Historical Knowledge: the Notion of Reconquista in Spanish Nationalism. Imago Temporis. Medium Aevum. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21001/itma.2020.14.04
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva
RD 31 may 2026