Reconquista (disambiguation)

Reconquista (disambiguation)

Reconquista is a Spanish and Portuguese word meaning "Reconquest". It can refer to the following:
*Reconquista, the war to drive the Moors out of Spain and Portugal by the Christian rulers
*Reconquista (Mexico), a movement that desires the reconquest of formerly Mexican territory lost to the United States following the Annexation of Texas and the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo
*Reconquista (Spanish America), the military restoration of colonial governments loyal to Ferdinand VII of Spain following the Peninsular War in Europe
* Reconquista, Santa Fe, a city in Argentina
* Reconquista River, a river in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina

ee also

* Conquista
* Conquistador


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