Reconquista - The Last Kingdom of Islam - Part 2

[@FlashPointHx]

The story of the Nasrid Dynasty continues! With enemies on every front, the Emirate continues to survive. When a major Castilian Army invades, Granada is put to the test. Enjoy the video folks - please don't forget to share on social media and spread word about the podcast! Aiming to get the next video out by the end of the month.

[@TheModernHermeticist]

these must take an unimaginable amount of work to make...

[@FlashPointHx]

@@TheModernHermeticist The research takes the most time - but its also one of the most enjoyable. The video production has gotten easier in time

[@andreascovano7742]

@@FlashPointHx What was the long term strategy of granada? I know short term is survive, but long term? It seems that every concession made to castille is permanent and cannot be reversed due to power difference. How did granada move to mantain territorial integrity?

[@FlashPointHx]

@@andreascovano7742 long term was to get to a point where it could stand on its own two legs and endure. But its position was doomed to failure at some point. Only through luck, cunning, expert diplomacy, and just random favorable events did Granada survive. However, in the end, it was internal disunity that brought her down as much as the overwhelming firepower of a united Castile / Aragon

[@andreascovano7742]

@@FlashPointHx Could this trend also be the result of the general trend of Europe and the middle east of consolidation of power of states both internally with the suppression of the nobility and externally with the formation of empires? This meant it was hard for smaller states to survive as time progressed? Also the lack of fracturing kingdoms from before that could be exploited like Leon separating from Castille and noble independence didn't leave many openings for Granada i guess... My final question is (Sorry for so many questions) why did these changes, that happened all over Europe and the middle east, not happen in granada? Why was it unable to institutionalize or solidify state control like the ottomans? And why was it unable to attract solid external allies like the ottomans?

[@aidena8381]

You are a massively underrated channel. Great content as always. Thank you :)

[@ferrjuan]

HBO should make a tv series about the Reconquista! This real historical events has more betrayal and intrigue than Game of Thrones!

[@FlashPointHx]

I know - it would require mire bloodshed than usual

[@averestless]

Well, no dragons, magic nor zombies... the typical viewer won't give it a chance... so maybe not worth the investment :p

[@jspetty1984]

@@averestless Starz is doing the Spanish Princess series and it's successful I think.

[@LearnWithThrashCity]

This is mad interesting. I am covering American History on my channel, but it's cool to see all the events that led up to the end of the Reconquista. I'm primarily going over the events that followed the Reconquest.

[@FlashPointHx]

Hey thanks - I just checked out your channel - you got a unique way of bringing history to life .

[@LearnWithThrashCity]

Thank you thank you. I will be releasing a video about Conquistadors tomorrow. You should tune in! 👍🏽

[@FlashPointHx]

@@LearnWithThrashCity sounds good - thats where I'm headed myself . Would be good to see how you cover it

[@timgroothuis1217]

By far one of the best history documentaries on KZbin. Love it, can't wait for part 3!

[@FlashPointHx]

Thanks- hopefully out by the end of the month.

[@Rayza82]

Waiting for my bus this minute from Málaga to Granada trying to finish all these episodes! So cool to be in the lands these events occured. 2 weeks ago roaming the palace city outside Cordoba and the Grand Mosque while listening to your episodes about Rahaman III and Al Monsour was so cool!

[@Rayza82]

Now on the 2 hour bus ride. What a story!

[@FlashPointHx]

I've always wanted to see those ruins!! My wife and I talked about flying into Madrid (we love Madrid) - heading down to Seville, across to Cordoba, and then end up in Granada. I'm jealous of your exploits, but at the same time enjoy!

[@Rayza82]

@@FlashPointHx You should definitely do that, with your knowledge/work you put in of the history of the region, it would be awesome for you. Going through cities like Seville you can imagine your graphics with the crows flying over and battle/seige formations amassing. I am going to Cadiz, Sevilla, and Tarifa in the next few weekls. FYI The tickets to Granada palace complex and Cordoba Mosque were a little pricey, but nothing crazy. The Granada Palace is a complex ticket situation where you have to arrive at a certain time for your visit. Something to research ahead of time and it's really really crowded there. Buses between the cities are reasonable but the train is really expensive. ALSA bus company is good and convenient. The dramatic landscapes you pass through are amazing too. And pretty cool when you recognize something on the road, like the Vega River, I immediately thought of the Vega fiasco annihilation of those Castillian Regents armies you explained. I'd highly recommend Malaga too add to your list, just the view of the sea alone is magnificent, since those other cities you have planned are landlocked. Plus the history there, a nice Roman Theater and Arabic fortress on the hill, and an old Moorish ship yard thats been turned into a huge local food market...some good sites and stories for sure. Antequera was also another sneaky good one. The castle where the 1410 conquest is still there perched on the hill and there are some UNESCO world heritage prehistoric megaliths there from around 6,000 years ago. Put it on the bucket list for sure. Andalucia is much different than Madrid.

[@FlashPointHx]

@@Rayza82 Love this - makes me eager to travel again. Once Covid lets up and I can immunize my little one I'm off ! Malaga also sounds fantastic. I'd also love to go to the pass of despenaperros - they have a museum there to the Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa

[@steel4o]

Oh damn, history channel only wish they had this quality of a production. Awesome job. Keeping fingers crossed for little Granada, good thing Aragon and Castille aren't uniting their forces in a dynastic marriage or anything, that might be troublesome but far fetched luckily.

[@FlashPointHx]

shhhhhh quiet! you're gonna ruin season 2 =) Actually with telling the story of history you can't hide too much - especially major events like that.

[@Porcas]

Nuevamente un video excelente. Es un brillante trabajo el que haces! Excelent quality! Great job!

[@FlashPointHx]

Gracias!

[@TheModernHermeticist]

this kills the caliphate :(

[@Darth_Enigma]

*Meanwhile* Andronikos II: Sounds like a doozy over there in Iberia, at least things have settled down over here for the time being... Osman I: Hey neighbor, allow me to induce myself.

[@FlashPointHx]

I'm a man of wealth and taste - I've been around for a long long year (since 1299) . Stole many a man's soul and faith - and BTW in 150 years my cannon will bring down your precious little city on the Bosphorus

[@phillipcrichton1109]

Bad day for the Castilians😢, now more eager to see, the fall of Granada! Nice video, love this channel

[@FlashPointHx]

Its coming up!

[@misterangel8486]

More intriguing then game of thrones... Better narrated and explained then many documentaries on discovery or nat geo.... The humor that you put in is priceless😂🤣 God I love this series❤️ The love and passion you have for the subject is clearly shining through, thanks for sharing it with us👍👏👏👏👏👏

[@FlashPointHx]

Thank you again, for the awesome comment. I try to keep my sarcastic humor at bay, but sometimes it just creeps through.

[@misterangel8486]

@@FlashPointHx please never stop doing that, in my humble opinion it's a positive asset in your productions.👍 It's is not diminishing the subject, I think it's even adding context to it, it's always spot on and sticks to the mind. Still laughing about your use of some startrek analogies in these series😂 Ps:sounds like they used concentrated hemlock to poison Mohammed the second. When not taken orally, but absorbed through skin, hemlock essance gives burns, soars, necrosis and a slow agonizing death by respatory or organ failure (kidney damage) Terrible way of killing somebody, in that time their would have been nothing they could have done for him.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conium_maculatum Even today there is no antidote.

[@FlashPointHx]

@@misterangel8486 Yeak I'm a big Star Trek fan. thank you for sharing this information about hemlock - I was meaning to look into possible causes of this type of poisoning. I'm pretty sure he was not the only victim of this.

[@misterstaple]

Loving your series man! I can't wait to hear about Cortez in ten years!

[@FlashPointHx]

hahahah! Getting there - just get distracted by all the cool time periods in-between

[@westernpolitix]

The Kingdom of Granada are worse than the germans in the Romano-German conflicts; always offering peace, always giving war. Keep up wuth the videos my friend, you're really good at it!

[@FlashPointHx]

Thank you!

[@laenorvelaryon5835]

I LOVE IT!!!!!! The deviousness continues, it rubs my moral high ground in the wrong way but like you said, survival at any cost. Watching with a big smile :)

[@FlashPointHx]

Right? All the great upright moral leaders of history and myth - King Arthur, Solomon, Ned Stark would be spinning in their graves at the tactics that the Emirs of Granada used. And they did this without reservation or pause. There is a sinister simplicity that almost comes across as admirable.

[@ZxZ239]

This feels like how the Song Dynasty slowly but inevitable losing the war to the northern Mongol invasion. They too fought bravely, but the overall strategic situation was just hopeless. The Song Chinese had the longest resistance to the Mongol onslaught, but in the end they too falls

[@FlashPointHx]

Hey that's a really good example. They also had a high degree of cultural sophistication.

[@ZxZ239]

@@FlashPointHx yeah, that's a common theme for human civilization. Those who conquered with swords will eventually become cultured, wealthy and sophisticated, but also decadent. This make them militarily weak. This gives the less sophisticated a chance to conquer them by the swords, once they gain power, they only way to maintain control is by develop a massive bureaucracy and improve people's material well being, and this too make them weak for civil war or outside invasions... Rinse and repeat.

[@FlashPointHx]

@@ZxZ239 Extinction is the rule, survival the exception - just like a biological process. Those that don't adapt and evolve, die.

[@ZxZ239]

@@FlashPointHx I would say yin and yang pattern is more appropriate, the seed of decay is usually produced by strong well-established society as the people start to lose ambition while the entitlement ever grows. While from chaos, emerges strong man who have suffered but also how the world really works. It's by the hand of those strong man, a well established society is formed, and within a few generations, it will will sow the seed of rot.

[@FlashPointHx]

There is an expression that I learned from one of my Chinese colleagues. He said that there is a saying where everything comes in threes. The first generation earns the money and respect and wealth, the second generation gets to enjoy the money the respect and the wealth, and the third generation loses it.

[@Amadeu.Macedo]

This video was not only educative, but also entertaining LOL. Thanks for the upload.

[@FlashPointHx]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@thebrocialist8300]

17:02 ...But restored she was; and when the day reckoning finally fell upon these brave men - the heirs of Playo’s Hispano-Gothic army (resurrected in the Celtic highlands of the Astures) - and the formidable remnants of one of the greatest imperial forces l known to history ... Unfortunately, the latter’s time in Hispania was quickly nearing it’s end. The epoch of hegemonic Islam in Europe was over; and it was now time for the Iberian people themselves to finally come out form under the heels of foreign despots (Punic, Roman, and Moorish alike) and take their rightful place in History - as two of the preeminent transatlantic maritime powers 🇪🇸🇵🇹

[@FlashPointHx]

you're totally stealing my thunder =)

[@miracleyang3048]

How Punic and Romans are foreign despots but the Goths arent?

[@averestless]

@@miracleyang3048 hehe. was wondering the same :D since he started by Gothic army and Celtic Highlands of Asturias... After all, all is relative in this world!

[@enriquepascual8767]

We have to start talking with some accuaracy, astures weren't a celtic people, their culture was closer to the castreña culture, celts were vacceos and arevacos (oriental vacceos).

[@unknownmale9486]

Been looking forward to this for a while. Thanks!

[@FlashPointHx]

My pleasure - happy that you like it

[@unknownmale9486]

@@FlashPointHx It was fantastic. Appreciate it. FYI I am the Garrett Thief voice commentor from before. You still sound just like em!

[@FlashPointHx]

@@unknownmale9486 I remember you well - I had to watch a video about the game to compare my voice and his =)

[@Kopyrda]

That story about a poisonous clothes kind of reminds me of Heracles and Deianira.

[@misterangel8486]

Yep, me too. Mohammed 2 against his son:'stop playing around and go do your homework!' Mohammed 3:but dad, I am playing a game.. " Mohammed2, turns over chessboard:'GO DO YOUR HOMEWORK OR ELSE😤, now get out, I want to fit some new clothes ' Mohammed 3,runs of crying," "dad is such a jerk, wish he went away" 😭opens textbook, starts reading about heracles... Ahem, interesting📖🤔😈 *inspiration* ⚡💡⚡😂

[@M.T.Z.P]

Can't watch it just yet but I might as well leave a like.

[@FlashPointHx]

Well thanks either way =)

[@ryanwidjaja4252]

It is interesting to note that even after the Reconquista was over (1249 in Portugal/1492 in Spain), both kingdoms still consider their wars against other Muslim states (such as the conquest of Ceuta and the wars against the Ottoman Empire) as a continuation of the Reconquista. PS: In March 1369, at the Battle of Montiel, Enrique of Trastámara defeated and killed King Pedro of Castile (allied with Granada) in a succession dispute. His great-great-grandchildren (Isabella and Ferdinand) would rule both Castile and Aragon, end the Reconquista, and unify Spain.

[@FlashPointHx]

They would also apply this ideology to the new world cultures they would encounter

[@spiritusIRATUS]

Yeah they unified Spain to surrender it to German rule by the Hapsburgs. I guess it makes sense though since their first leader was a Goth.

[@guardiancologne9034]

One leader fell from his horse and was trampled by his own men who subsequently drown while fleeing. The other leader has dies suddenly from an age related episode, and his men are cut down without proper guidance. Historry is full of weird chance events like that, man!

[@FlashPointHx]

The death of a man in July of 1914 set of a world war and laid the foundation for another world war

[@guardiancologne9034]

And even that almost didnt happen!

[@FlashPointHx]

I know right?

[@CESSKAR]

Thank you, I really like this videos. It was a tragic thing the death of the infantes at the 'Vega'. Don Juan 'the one of Tarifa' has a somewhat ambivalent reputation, being considered a traitor, but maybe because of that, and also some provisions in his will make me sympathize with him. Infante don Pedro is also a very interesting character, quite successful warrior and apparently less ambitious than the other. Apparently he returned the protection money emir Ismail gave him when it was decided to attack the city. It's also said (not sure of this) that his corpse was hanged and humilliated at one of the gates of the city. I will love to hear in the next chapter about Pedro, king of Castile, and Mohamed V of Granada.

[@FlashPointHx]

Happy that you like this so much and you seem well versed in the history. The next step is Alphonso XI - the Avenger and then we get into the war of the Two Peters and then Muhammad V and the golden age of the Nasrid

[@shipmate3577]

Thank you so much for making these videos. I didn't know anything about Iberian history... this is amazing.

[@FlashPointHx]

happy that you liked it - this was out of. my comfort zone of history as well. Its been an awesome journey however

[@Uncle_Fred]

Excellent! Great work Flash Point.

[@FlashPointHx]

Thank you

[@orphydianhistory7822]

Maybe after this you'll be starting a series about Aragon and his Mediterranean empire. I'm in Sardinia right now and its so fascinating to see traces of this prestigious power here in this rather isolated island . I recall they even took hold of parts of central Greece and made a ducky there Duchy of Athens.

[@FlashPointHx]

Aragon did have an impressive empire - but never seemed like it wa sustainable - fall of Granada after this

[@orphydiancg7759]

@@FlashPointHx I find it interesting that they kinda decide to focus their politics on the east and on other sides of europe , pretty unique for an iberic power.

[@maxtomlinson8134]

I LOVED IT! IT WAS AWESOME KEEP IT UP IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS FOR LONG TIME AND I LIKED THE COOL BATTLE IN THE VEGA!!!

[@FlashPointHx]

You'll like the Battle of Rio Salado even better - thats in the next video!

[@maxtomlinson8134]

@@FlashPointHx When will that video be done?

[@FlashPointHx]

@@maxtomlinson8134 It will be out before the end of the month

[@maxtomlinson8134]

I cannot wait I bet this biggest battle in reconquestia ever

[@088Meka]

Thank you for making these videos, they are amazing! better than history classes at school! keep up with the good work :)

[@FlashPointHx]

Hahaha - so happy that you like them!

[@mobiggcro]

You had my uttermost attention . So interesting fascinating and amazing story telling and the editing was superb. As a moor I thank you for this amazing content 🔥

[@FlashPointHx]

You are so welcome - let me know what you think of the next one

[@darrenblack5541]

Peter:So guys should we attack or not attack the enemies who are attacking our other army You know what it's too difficult to decide so I will just get trampled by the horses you guys can decide what to do

[@FlashPointHx]

Well - when you put it that way. . . we'd be stupid to do anything else! I know, lets try to cross that river with all our gold and in our plate armor. . .. =)

[@darrenblack5541]

@@FlashPointHx And let's send both the reagents of the king to the same battle so that they can both go kill themselves and we can start a new civil war here

[@altareggo]

Not meaning to be just a part of the chorus here, but THESE ARE AWESOME!!!!! The level of detail into the twisted machinations of the various factions is delightful and refreshing, and the discussion of the various factors which influenced and decided alliegences and battles (such as that hot day which led to the destruction of the Castilian army!!) are also very instructive to know. Keep up the Good Work!! Wish i had the money to support you... when i do i definitely plan to do so!!

[@FlashPointHx]

I'm so happy that you like my content - let me know what you think of the Black Death series =)

[@gettysburgbrian]

Fantastic production! Your work gets better and better

[@FlashPointHx]

Appreciate it!

[@mikesolomon6130]

Great series. Thank you for your good work

[@FlashPointHx]

Thanks!

[@lintendantdelatour2805]

Discovered your channel today, great stuff, keep it up ! You got a new subscriber.

[@FlashPointHx]

Nice! Good to have you here

[@josephwamoto3529]

Always makes my weekend. Thanks

[@FlashPointHx]

Awesome to hear

[@Fenniks-]

Love your Reconquista series hope you will continue all the way to 1492 :)

[@FlashPointHx]

oh it will - and then on to the New World where the concepts of Reconquista get applied on a global scale

[@Fenniks-]

@@FlashPointHx Awesome might as well do all of the Spanish History while your're at it xD

[@FlashPointHx]

@@Fenniks- Wow - that would take a life time. Plus at some point need to get to the Mughals

[@Fenniks-]

@@FlashPointHx Mughals thats going to be amazing really looking forward to it :)

[@titusmanlius9352]

Jeeze wat kinda poison can make your skin fall off just from being on your clothes ☠️

[@FlashPointHx]

Someone mentioned concentrated Hemlock can do this. People always think that an acid burn is bad - but from a medical prospective Acid burns only cause superficial damage and require a more prolonged exposure depending on the PH of the solution. As compared to a base burn - which is much worse in that in penetrates several strata of dermis and erode the tissue on a deeper level and is not a amenable to simply being washed off.

[@danielanthony256]

Love this do you plan on doing other empires ? I would love your take on the byzantine / Arab struggles .

[@FlashPointHx]

Fun that you should mention this - if you notice, this is episode 11. If you go back to episode 1 I start this story arc with the Islamic Conquest of the 7th Cen. Your battle of Yarmouk is there as well :)

[@ciuyr2510]

goddamn amazing well done job

[@FlashPointHx]

Thank you!

[@padvinder8]

Great job as always!

[@FlashPointHx]

Hey thanks!

[@Mellali009]

Thanks for this

[@FlashPointHx]

You're welcome

[@MCorpReview]

67 seems pretty old. Gonna go w theory 3. Conspiracy theories r fun.

[@FlashPointHx]

makes for a much more compelling story either way =)

[@crazymaniac1396]

That battle was amazing

[@FlashPointHx]

Right? Rio Salado is next!

[@crazymaniac1396]

@@FlashPointHx look forward to it

[@jevinliu4658]

You know what they say? The truth can be crazier than fantasy. How did the Marinids end up ruling Ronda, which is nowhere near them!

[@FlashPointHx]

A lot of these cities welcomed them in like liberators

[@joehedley6964]

cant believe i only just found this /your channel more praise to come excellant

[@FlashPointHx]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@gonzaloluna1989]

starting to understand why it took centuries for the Reconquista.

[@FlashPointHx]

Aside from the revolving diplomacy, backstabbing, political assassinations, poor hereditary choices, failed coups, disastrous battle choices, fluctuating alliances, and lack of direction - I’d say it went rather well

[@flaviusvector1543]

i was shocked to know about that triple alliance war against granada and so i went to search for it but there was no account for it not evern in wikipedia despite the fact that there is articals about the siege of gibraltar almeria and ceuta which were all part of that war so i did a bit reaserch and put together a wikipiedia article about it and here it is en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Granada_war_of_the_triple_alliance ( its my first wikipedia article so its pretty craps and might get deleted later on so yeah i hope someone reads at least) i was gonna mention you in the references but thought that might not be allowed

[@FlashPointHx]

Interesting - yeah you're not going to get much out of wikipedia. This was from Kennedy's texts and Catlas' book

[@Temuho]

good work, thank you for this!

[@FlashPointHx]

So welcome!

[@kameel28]

Reconquista for the win!

[@silveryuno]

Nasr: I saved us. Ismail: You're out! Nasr: The f**k, you guys!?

[@FlashPointHx]

ha!

[@phillip_iv_planetking6354]

Great job. Love the way you tell it.

[@FlashPointHx]

Thank you so much!

[@htoodoh5770]

Disaster of the Vegas is a mess.

[@FlashPointHx]

It crippled Castile for awhile

[@elwerouno1]

👑RÍOS FAMILY 👑 it refers to the ROYAL HOUSE OF ASTURIAS where the RÍOS👑 last name most likely originated from👑

[@afifi1828]

Great video

[@FlashPointHx]

Thanks!

[@MoroccoGamer]

nice episode

[@FlashPointHx]

Thanks !

[@fahmyibrahim1437]

awesome commentary

[@FlashPointHx]

Thank you!

[@moroccoisback477]

Morocco always watching helping those andalucians

[@FlashPointHx]

Until they couldn't any longer

[@moroccoisback477]

@@FlashPointHx watassid era unfortunately, with Saadi dynasty we would have changed the game especially with England ally

[@augustvalek]

Facepalmed so hard with Peter's demise

[@TareekhTrekker]

Amazing video Thank you so much When is the next episode available Can’t wait

[@FlashPointHx]

Next episode should be out before the end of the month! Happy that you like the content so much!

[@skyhappy]

amazing video, enjoyed this political madness.

[@FlashPointHx]

I know right? its actually even more complicated than that - but getting into the minutia was tedious

[@princeofarabia7715]

1492 Sad year 😞😞 but 800 years of glory I think that is enough you can’t stay at the top forever

[@FlashPointHx]

1453 was the same for the Byzantine

[@princeofarabia7715]

Flash Point History There were no Inquisition in Constantinople, so its fall was not considered as tragic as Al-andalus

[@epilepticbadger100]

@@princeofarabia7715 Yeh no inqisition but there were still mass killings and looting. A city that had been at many times the very center of christianity had been captured in the name of "holy war" and all of its churches were converted into mosques. Only after several plagues were the Greeks allowed to resettle the city. Hispania had been a christian catholic kingdom before the Moors came but there were no muslims on the balkans till that point. Not to even mention the (later) massive ottoman slave trade from what is now Poland, Ukraine and Russia.

[@princeofarabia7715]

Epileptic Badger For Muslims, Iberia was an extension of North Africa, even the ancient Muslim geographers were considered Iberia as part of Africa and not from Europe ... If you look at many Spaniards and Italians, you will notice that they look very similar to Arabs even if they are Christians and consider themselves Europeans

[@epilepticbadger100]

@@princeofarabia7715 Yes but my main problem with equating the two is that Islam by definition came after Christianity. The crusades for example were called as a reaction of Seljuk advances against the Byzantine Empire. It was not like Christians had come to Arabia and attempted to conquer it. The Roman Empire itself was against christianity in the beginning. The Moors had conqered Hispania but failed to keep it because a large % of the local population joined Asturias and later Leon and Castile in retaking the peninsla. The Balkans too were considered a fudamental part of Europe but if you ask modern day Turks a lot of them would say how ungrateful their former subjects are becase they rebelled and kicked them out.

[@bpcgos]

His clothes contains poison, made me remember the plot of Prince Of Persia the Movie

[@bosbanon3452]

Poison in clothes? Precesing the assasination of Yasser Arafat

[@MCorpReview]

Is Castile bigger than Aragon?

[@FlashPointHx]

Yes - pretty much through the history of the middle and later Reconquista, Castile was the big kid on the block

[@Yolandamaria100]

another great! thanks

[@FlashPointHx]

Thank you!

[@goldentaco4970]

These videos are almost too detailed. This was part two and I was hoping to see Granada crushed. We should be up to 1492 by now. I hope we still see the beginnings of the Spanish empire!

[@FlashPointHx]

We got at least 3-4 more parts before that happens

[@goldentaco4970]

@@FlashPointHx That is cool. Sorry for the sour tone. 🤣Love your videos.

[@FlashPointHx]

@@goldentaco4970 no worries - I think part of it is that this time period is usually glossed over very quickly in most books and documentaries. So most people feel like the usual tempo should be jumping to 1492. A good comparison: The United States has not YET been around for 250 years - what if history books condensed that down to three paragraphs?

[@bigmonkedong]

Can someone please tell me what the name of the track at the end ?

[@FlashPointHx]

The name of the music is in the description - it’s the same as the intro

[@bigmonkedong]

@@FlashPointHx Thanks! I didn't pay close attention

[@FlashPointHx]

No worries - happy you like the music - the artist has their own KZbin channel

[@celdur4635]

I'm Peruvian and a fan of History. I'm thinking now, after seeing all of this videos that we have a massive hole in our education system. Sure every country teaches history from their own perspective, but due to the nature of Peru's "colonization" (very big debate over the use of the word, since it was a completely different system than the more common idea of African colonization) we are never taught where the Conquistador's came from, not really, just "Spain". Spain didn't even exist, it was Castille and the "conquistadors" are our own flesh and blood since they stayed here and had families with the native women. Part of the pushback in the XXth century to redeem and curtail the continuing abuses towards the indigenous population, the only PoV is theirs when it comes to history and the rest of the "cast" are "otherised", which is a massive mistake since we descend from both traditions and it causes a certain amount of problems. Anyways, very good video as always, keep it up! Never knew there was such a massive defeat on Castille by Granada, it helps explain why they lasted so long!

[@FlashPointHx]

Thank you for the kind comments! I’ve been to your country, in fact that is where I proposed to my wife. You have a very rich depressive history. I can understand what you mean by a massive hole in the education system. But you are right, history is taught by the victors. People like to think they are not as related to one another as we truly are. One civilization tries to impose its identity on another. As time goes by, they identity needs updating. Happy you liked the video and again thanks!

[@celdur4635]

​@@FlashPointHx Hey!, that's very cool you proposed here! If you ever find yourself in Lima send me a msg, i'm sure we'll have a long and interesting conversation. After re-reading my post i don't think i made it clear. During the XXth century there was a movement that was born called "indigenismo" to rehabilitate the image of indigenous peoples in Perú. But let me start from the beginning. During the wars of independence there was a need to justify the conflict. Under the Viceroyalty system we were an integral part of the Spanish Empire, taxes were low, only 20% went to Madrid, if you think about it, a small price to pay for being part of a massive global confederation which shared the same language, religion and history. As you probably know, the Spanish Empire was born at the same time the American Viceroyalites where being established. In fact, the whole Spanish Empire was made up of Viceroyalities, the one of Milan, of Aragón, of Valencia, of Perú, etc. So, there was a big problem, the independence movements was motivated only for the local elites to gain more control to exploit the resources of each territory more effectively and to fight off modernizing efforts that came from Europe. And so, after independence the now called "Spanish colonization" period was born, where "we" were exploited and they were bloodthirsty savages, a narrative was created that borrow heavily from the black legend created by the Dutch and English. At the same time, the indigenous population was also demonized (they had more rights and privilegies under the Viceroyalty than after independence) and so you had this dual discourse of diminishing the Spanish contributions and also the Indigenous ones. Ofc not to the same extend, but you can see the contradictions that arise, on one hand the Conquistadors are heroes and on the other hand they are exploitative slavers. Our Spanish ancestry is great and the Indigenous is bad, but the Spanish became bad later... etc. Under this umbrella, during the XXth century Indigenismo came to be. Since Perú didn't had such massive European immigration (to create a new societal foundation for the masses) as our neighbors nor was the African component large but at the same time we were unique in having this wondrous indigenous ruins all over the country that proved there were many advanced civilizations directly contradicting the myth that the natives were, "stupid, lazy and impossible to educate" a very strong movement was created by scholars and in the 20's, 30's, 40's and 50's lay the groundwork for the Velasco government and the Agricultural Revolution. I would say that, it would not be inaccurate to claim that this is, truly, when the Peruvian Republic gained its independence. Although economically disastrous (it was a revolution implemented with very far left economic ideals) it completely changed the role of the indigenous and mestizo people in society, which composes the vast majority of the country anyways. And lay the groundwork for the economic revolution of the 90's (it would've taken off in the 80's if not for the aftershocks of the failed economic policies of that decade which are a consequence of the failed economic policies of the 60's and 70's, that began with Velasco) In any case, what we have now, is a thriving, unified society, more equal than it has ever been before, and more prosperous too, every day more proud of its indigenous past (which is creating problems for the society at large for accepting immigration from Venezuela, since they are seeing as fundamentally not sharing the same values that our new view on history has given us, although, in all honesty, for a devengar country of 32 million, suddenly receiving an influx of over 1 million immigrants in 2 years, 80% of them in Lima alone was bound to create problems) but almost completely ignoring its Iberian origin. All the good that came from being part of the Spanish Empire, etc. And definitely the Conquistador's ideology, mentality, culture, etc is not really something that is covered almost at all in school. Which i think its something that needs to change, to better understand who we are as a nation and were are we going. that is basically what i was trying to say in my last post lol. Hopefully my long post is coherent enough to be understood. Cheers!

[@oneofspades]

Campaign probably would have turn out better for the Spaniards if Laurel and Hardy wasn't leading.

[@FlashPointHx]

hahahaha

[@felixkimani5375]

Mohammed the II died like that king of persia , in the movie Prince of Persia and the sands of time

[@hjs8092]

As always the history is better then fiction So the reconquista it’s better the games of thrones. Awesome work teaching the history!!! Congrats. Hollywood is calling for you !!! For me as portuguese is amazing to know personally ALL those places full of history in Portugal, Spain and Morocco. Ps: On your next episodes don’t forget the portuguêse conquests in Morocco starting Ceuta in 1415. PS2: Please give a quick look to the History fact that could had changed the history of the reconquista: Joana de Trastâmara single daughter of the King of Castilla Henry the IV and legitime heir to the trone of Castile , that at the same time was married with the king of Portugal Afonso V of Portugal was cheated by Isabel the catholic with the allegation that she was daughter of a lover of the queen and not a legitime daughter of the king and because of that Isabel became the Queen of Castile more or less on 1480. It must be said that the king Henry IV defended until his dead that Joana was his legitimate daughter and legitimate heir. Well because of that Castile and Aragon became Spain. if that didn't happen maybe Portugal could overtake Castile and conquer Granada as Portugal and not as Spain... Just my 2 cents.

[@devilsadvocate4899]

Awesome

[@FlashPointHx]

hey thanks

[@HVLLOW99]

RIP AL ANDALUS... HElLLO *IMPERIO ESPAÑA*

[@franciscomm7675]

400 years after the fall of al andalus, RIP IMPERIO ESPANA All empires fall eventually

[@FlashPointHx]

@@franciscomm7675 Very true

[@matthewmann8969]

The remnants and evidence is still there

[@johnnyjoaster820]

whats the intro song

[@FlashPointHx]

Its Music Arabia - its in the description of the video. They have their own youtube channel with other music. Tell em I sent ya

[@johnnyjoaster820]

granada be like 5 nations army cant bring me down

[@FlashPointHx]

ha!

[@stealthincognito3321]

nice

[@Theogenerang]

Why does this video remind me of 'Dune'?

[@FlashPointHx]

Meditate on this, I would be curious to hear what you come up with.

[@Theogenerang]

@@FlashPointHx The intrigue, the double dealing, the quiet forces in the background in the form of the church (guilds)who can make or break a leader. You really do need a tutorial such as this to even begin to understand whats going on.

[@FlashPointHx]

Yeah and later in the game, it’s all about the backstabbing - before the rise of the house Atteides - I mean house Castile-Aragon.

[@murderouskitten2577]

historicly accurate ships ? :D right.... Especially the soviet navy lines :D :D :D

[@FlashPointHx]

Soviet navy lines?

[@murderouskitten2577]

@@FlashPointHx tech three lines :)

[@HellStr82]

Nasr looks like a capable leader...for a muslim that is

[@ismailelazzouzi7112]

someone checked the flags he uses were changed

[@altareggo]

Even though i know they lose in the end, i keep cheering on the Muslims and hoping for some major victories before they are eventually expelled by Isabella (oops, spoiler, lol) in 1492.

[@FlashPointHx]

Its natural sometimes to root for the underdog - impressive that Granada lasted for as long as it did

[@mohammadnazieh6700]

Emmm, buddy, how do I put this .... your Butchering of Arab names is almost genocidal !! but fantastic content overall.

[@FlashPointHx]

Well, doing the best I can for a non-native speaker. Which examples do you have? Perhaps I can augment them for the next episode

[@marcostation1000]

Notice only the english have to translate also the names of historical figures, Is pathetic...... Imagine calling Donald Trump, Donaldo Trumpo by Spanis tv documental.