1. The Iberian Background Spain during the Reconquista

2. Medieval Spain and the “Reconquista” The “Moors” Occupy Visigothic Hispania  Battle of Tours, 711 Al-Andalus and the Ummayads  A Syncretic Society  The Jewish and Christian Presence (dhimmi) Reconquest Warfare  Repoblación A Warrior Class: Conquistadores The Importance of Catholicism

9. Iberian Society in the Late Middle Ages King and Nobles  Señorialism Contrasts with Feudalism The Clergy  The Inquisition  Patronato Real The Idea of Fueros “Commoners”  Vecinos Outsiders  Jews and Conversos

10. Spain and Europe in an Age of Exploration The Unification of Spain  Fernando (Aragon) and Isabella (Castile) The Renaissance Influence The Ideological Framework of Mercantilism A Catholic Crusade?  The “Just War” The Reconquest Mentality  The Conquistadores in the Indies

12. Early European Expansion The Portuguese  Prince Henry (“The Navigator”) Cristoforo Colombo  Spanish Patronage The Voyages of Columbus The Beginnings of Spain’s American Empire