Saint Fernando: History's Greatest King? | Córdoba's Fall, 1236

Saint Fernando: History's Greatest King? | Córdoba's Fall, 1236 - RECONQUEST OF SPAIN

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As a young man, Fernando III, King of León-Castile, successfully navigated the tumultuous landscape of his family’s internal conflicts. He was a valiant general, and a dedicated Christian, who led many crusades into al-Andalus. His most determined opponent was Ibn-Hud, a former mercenary who claimed to be a descendant of the old emirs of Zaragoza. A gifted commander and courageous warrior, Ibn-Hud rallied the Muslims of al-Andalus, and stood in defiance of King Fernando. Ultimately this battle would culminate at Córdoba, the one-time capital of the Umayyad Arab conquerors of Spain.
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Sources:
-Bennison, Amira K. - The Almoravid and Almohad Empires, (Edinburgh University, 2016)
-Latin Chronicle of the Kings of Castile, trans. Joseph O’Callaghan, (Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, 2002)
-Lomax, Derek W. - The Reconquest of Spain, (Longman Group, 1978)
-Melville, Charles; Ubaydli, Ahmad - Christians and Moors in Spain: Vol. 3 (Arabic Sources), (Liverpool University, 1992)
-O’Callaghan, Joseph - A History of Medieval Spain, (Cornell, 1975)
-O’Callaghan, Joseph - Reconquest and Crusade in Medieval Spain, (Pennsylvania, 2004)
-Smith, Colin - Christians and Moors in Spain: Vol. 2 (AD 1195-1614), (Liverpool University, 1989)
Narrated by Tom Wylde
Animations and maps by Daniel Weiss
Written and edited by J Stephen Roberts
#Spain #MedievalHistory #Castile

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@RealCrusadesHistory Жыл бұрын

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@oolooo Жыл бұрын

The Hispanic World recognizes him and his son as two of its greatest Monarchs

@fredazcarate4818 Жыл бұрын

There is no such thing as a Hispanic world. Yet there is one Spain. As for the word Hispanic that is made up word from the United States Of America. The US government Anglicize the Latin word Hispanicus dropped the u and created this word. In my day we used the correct term Iberian. And I am retired from the Federal Government.

@julia2k8 9 күн бұрын

Latinos as usual sucking up to their Spanish masters 😂

@stefanvella9807 Жыл бұрын

The Reconquista is underrated. The Spanish and Portugese monarchs, the crusading orders, the aristocrats and commoners deserve more credit. Is there a video covering the Battle of Lucena 1483?

@TheBigdaddy64 Жыл бұрын

Longest lasting war in world history, 700+ years with an estimated 7 million casualties.

@julia2k8 9 күн бұрын

What Muslims conquered in just 7 years, the ✝️umor conquered in 800 years! Pathetic 🤣🤣🤣

@LandgraabIV Жыл бұрын

I saw his tomb in the Seville Cathedral two weeks ago. Very solemn place.

@abcjuniormilton Жыл бұрын

I went to Seville and it's cathedral too nearly six years ago, and may have visited his tomb.

@drdal Жыл бұрын

Saint Fernando was a true hero.

@julia2k8 9 күн бұрын

True Coward*

@reygonzalez4719 Жыл бұрын

It's nice to see a video like this, it feels like the reconquest is overshadowed by many other events and doesn't get talked about very often.

@alexcavazos3341 Жыл бұрын

It rarely gets talked about unless you're of Spanish decent, it's common history is Spanish speaking countries. Since without it not only would Europe likely have been conquered by Muslims but without it the Spanish empire would not be nearly as impactful or powerful. The reconquista was one of middle ages Europe's most important events.

@reygonzalez4719 Жыл бұрын

@@alexcavazos3341 I know, Portugal and Spain both are very important to history of the world. Without them the world will look so different

@CarvedStones Жыл бұрын

@@reygonzalez4719 And standing on top of the shoulders of the Romans and Visigoths.

@umbertotine410 Жыл бұрын

Saint Fernando, ora pro nobis.

@julia2k8 9 күн бұрын

He's burning in hell, how can he pray for you? 😂😂😂

@abcjuniormilton Жыл бұрын

San Fernando nearly completed the Reconquista. He was at it's last steps. I have been to Sevilla and it's cathedral, and may have seen his tomb there. A true hero of Christendom, and the fact that he's one of the only kings (along with King Louis IX of France) to be christened as a saint is testament to that. He makes me proud of my Spanish heritage (I'm Mexican of mostly Spanish descent).

@baha3alshamari152 Жыл бұрын

Why wasn't Granada reconquered till 1492

@abcjuniormilton Жыл бұрын

@@baha3alshamari152 I think because the Muslim rulers there were already paying tribute to the Christians. Also because Granada is surrounded by mountains so it wasn’t as easy to reconquer.

@samuelflorenciooliveira1179 Жыл бұрын

@@baha3alshamari152 Granada became vassal of the Kingdom of Castille

@CarvedStones Жыл бұрын

@@abcjuniormilton It’s actually because it was a tribunal kingdom that was paying off to the kingdom of Castile, basically making them filthy rich. It would’ve been conquered much sooner but there was setbacks of disease, infighting, and of course the tribute money was too good.

@cliffordljacksonjr8020 Жыл бұрын

A proud heritage.

@vitorpereira9515 Жыл бұрын

God Bless Saint Fernando. The Holy warrior King of God!

@joshportie Жыл бұрын

Unholy. The crusades first targeted Christians. The people who protested the biblical antichrist the papacy.

@lucillebonds2196 Жыл бұрын

Feast Day is May 30.

@vitorpereira9515 Жыл бұрын

@@lucillebonds2196 Thanks and god bless you!

@palmman9496 2 ай бұрын

God bless.

@julia2k8 9 күн бұрын

He's burning in hell 🔥

@MyMy-tv7fd Жыл бұрын

inspiring stuff, La Reconquista rocks

@caniblmolstr4503 Жыл бұрын

I am a fan of the Cordoban Caliphate though...

@frank-ko6de Жыл бұрын

Yes, thievery ,murder and slavery and extreme torture must rock for you while it just sucks for clear thinking people. You people are hilarious.

@jorge6207 Жыл бұрын

A Reconquista, the L is just for Castile

@alangervasis Жыл бұрын

@@frank-ko6de You are peddling fake news nutcase. The reconquista was the resistance against your islamic colonisers..

@CarvedStones Жыл бұрын

@@frank-ko6de You might be confusing it with the Muslims of Al-Andalus.

@younis9819 Жыл бұрын

St Fernando de Cordoba, pray for us.

@DGordillo123 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for making justice to the incredibly underrated San Fernando, patron saint of my city Sevilla!! This year I went to see his uncorrupted remains in the cathedral, which are exposed only once a year, and it's truly mind blowing, he's so well for being a thousand years old!

@RealCrusadesHistory Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@lucillebonds2196 Жыл бұрын

Is it on May 30?

@DGordillo123 Жыл бұрын

@@lucillebonds2196 Yes it is!

@julia2k8 9 күн бұрын

Seville, Cordoba, Barcelona, Granada, Cadiz etc.. and even Spain itself were named by the Semitic Phoenicians and Carthaginians and were civilized by the Semitic Arabs, give credit where it's due

@julia2k8 9 күн бұрын

As for Fernando, he's burning in hell 🔥

@PIKL4x4 Жыл бұрын

Whats the best way to watch in chronological order? I feel lost when I watch these as ive been skipping forward and backwards in time. Thanks for all the hard work, enjoy these very much!

@RealCrusadesHistory Жыл бұрын

Thanks! I think these playlists help: kzfaq.info/sun/PLPq6iUifPrJbqnL-ybi_6VBwgAc9fd2vB kzfaq.info/sun/PLPq6iUifPrJZMMNYIQsoGFKnT9l4Heijo kzfaq.info/sun/PLPq6iUifPrJY-8yeJrBP3_6ko_9tR00dI kzfaq.info/sun/PLPq6iUifPrJZ81Jf3wAxNlxpFp8IkhL7p kzfaq.info/sun/PLPq6iUifPrJbNxM6XEWbFvnGRxbCuZsUO kzfaq.info/sun/PLPq6iUifPrJZ7yrxiBRoIP4kh4aPewtG6 kzfaq.info/sun/PLPq6iUifPrJaVr3Glf0Ti_cw9UgbvMSuJ

@kennashley953 Жыл бұрын

El Cid was a total badass

@sydney7103 Жыл бұрын

Not taken But taken BACK

@garyfowles648 Жыл бұрын

Looking forward to this, don't often get to watch live as I work nights.

@samuelflorenciooliveira1179 Жыл бұрын

the way Fernando is ignored is simply criminal, I hope you make videos about other great Iberian crusaders, talk about Dom Duno, Dom Gualdim Pais, Geraldo "without fear"

@lupus_croatiae Жыл бұрын

San Fernando ruega por nosotros

@hubert8438 Жыл бұрын

Sancte Ferdinande, ora pro nobis

@kafon6368 Жыл бұрын

From a tiny kingdom persecuted by invaders, to a massive global empire. What a run in history. If I were Spain (yes, a country) I would retire forever.

@thebrocialist8300 Жыл бұрын

¡Viva España! 🇪🇸⚔️🇪🇸

@rickyyacine4818 Жыл бұрын

U forget el mahor also im fan of the by

@julia2k8 Ай бұрын

😂😂😂

@julia2k8 Ай бұрын

Viva Al-Andalus

@indupacs.a.6215 Жыл бұрын

Definitely the Greatest King! Wise, brave, magnanimous and Saint! His son, Alfonso, the highest IQ King, the most intelligent and intellectually develop of the Middle Ages.

@craigramage5022 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing this.King Fernando 16th great-granddaughter, Maureen

@salazarway Жыл бұрын

Massive warrior!! Please, more about Dom Gualdim Pais, Dom Duno and Geraldo the fearless. 🇵🇹🤝🏼🇪🇸

@julia2k8 9 күн бұрын

Both of them were destroyed in Morocco, lol 😂😂 Portugal in 1578 and Spain in 1921

@salazarway 8 күн бұрын

@@julia2k8 For what I heard, Moors used to live better under Portuguese and Spanish territory 🤭

@julia2k8 8 күн бұрын

@@salazarway it was the opposite, it was Spanish and Portuguese who lived under Moors for 800 years 😂

@salazarway 8 күн бұрын

@@julia2k8 You got information from the Falsebook aswell?

@fload46d Жыл бұрын

What men and women were the Spanish Catholics! Viva Christo Rey!

@ChristianChannel Жыл бұрын

Great Episode!

@user-rv4wn5qk7q Жыл бұрын

Would be amazing if we had more content about the Order of Christ!

@jackshaftoe1715 Жыл бұрын

Finally some good content on this subject !

@gabriel_brasil33 Жыл бұрын

São Fernando rogai por nós! Saint Fernando pray for us!

@Th3ory04 9 ай бұрын

A fellow St. Rognvald enjoyer?

@robertocb7911 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely fantastic! Gracias amigo 👍🏻

@nalublackwater9729 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this video!!!

@erniegutierrez2288 Жыл бұрын

Excellent Video! When it comes to the History of the Crusades, La Reconquista is often overlooked. Thank you for bringing it forward. "Like"

@RealCrusadesHistory Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@diegoapalategui579 Жыл бұрын

So Proud of my ancestor San Fernando

@rasputinelciego1547 Жыл бұрын

As always, your videos are excelent. Thanks for all your hard work.

@RealCrusadesHistory Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

@brianmccarthy5557 Жыл бұрын

Southern California, where my people come from, is full of place names deriving from the long history of the struggle with Islam. The northern half of the City if Los Angeles (itself named after the Virgin Mary - El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora La Reina de Los Angeles aka The City of Our Lady The Queen of the Angels) is the San Fernando Valley, often called The Valley. It is named after the hero of this program. So is the Franciscan Mission at its heart.

@alexcavazos3341 Жыл бұрын

South California was Spanish n Mexican territory. That's why, same with Florida, anywhere where the Spanish touched they left their culture

@julia2k8 9 күн бұрын

Islam is here to stay and there's nothing you can do about it 🏴

@trollpolice Жыл бұрын

My city is named after King Fernando. San fernando California

@theamazingempiricist 9 ай бұрын

Incredible!

@BlueRazor69 7 ай бұрын

Fernando is to Spain what Richard was to England. Not just a man but a full blown folk hero.

@daniellekennedy8118 Жыл бұрын

Always love to see your posts -- so informative and interesting! Keep up the good work.

@RealCrusadesHistory Жыл бұрын

Thanks, will do!

@tonygarcia-fd4sg Жыл бұрын

AWESOME AWESOME VID. LOOKING FORWARD TO THE NEXT

@RealCrusadesHistory Жыл бұрын

More to come!

@fedecano7362 Жыл бұрын

Never heard about him! Great work pal!

@HistoriaenCeluloide Жыл бұрын

Chévere video caballero. I hope you also cover other lesser known cruzades like the Baltic ones and specially against the Hussites🧐

@flaviopitanga65 9 ай бұрын

Fernando was a great King❤

@mikecord231 Жыл бұрын

Great content

@sergioserobcam Жыл бұрын

Great video!!!!

@RealCrusadesHistory Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

@keep_calm_and_Deus_Vult Жыл бұрын

✝️❤️

@learneternal-english3417 Ай бұрын

great video

@DaFroBroforeal Жыл бұрын

Great video.

@RealCrusadesHistory Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

@thelonenoob2489 Жыл бұрын

El Cid Campeadore !

@RealCrusadesHistory Жыл бұрын

Coming soon!

@sheepdog1102 Ай бұрын

Well done 👍

@chase6579 Жыл бұрын

excluding our Blessed Lord, wouldn't King David be considered the greatest king? and then behind him perhaps Saint Luis or Fernando?

@RealCrusadesHistory Жыл бұрын

I think he's definitely in the running.

@fortunatomartino8549 Жыл бұрын

Is there evidence of King David?

@ricardooliveira9774 Жыл бұрын

@@fortunatomartino8549 Yes. Some people believe his story in the bible is exagerated though. There are different opinions, of course. Some believe the history in the bible is accurated.

@ReactionaryPapist 7 ай бұрын

Saint Fernando, glorious Holy King! Pray for us sinners!

@WashingtonDC99 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so, so much for the video clips full of history of a Christian nation. Viva Cristo Rey. Christ The High Priest. Cristo / Christ The KING 👑 of kings and The LORD of lords. 🙏❤️💙

@mikelatino8126 Жыл бұрын

AMEN!!!

@julia2k8 9 күн бұрын

He isn't Lord, you polytheistic pagan

@Lacteagalaxia Жыл бұрын

Lo facilmque que es hacer historia hoy día desde el extranjero mejor aquí hay muchos

@Woldemar94 Жыл бұрын

de que estas hablando tu?

@kriska926 27 күн бұрын

I'm here because he's our patron saint in our Barangay.

@Rickdonculous 11 ай бұрын

What is your source material?

@RealCrusadesHistory 11 ай бұрын

It's all listed in the description box.

@rickybrogden898 Жыл бұрын

Recently found out Saint Fernando was my 22nd Great Grandfather!

@jojolafrite9265 4 ай бұрын

Si y La Reina Isabel Era mi prima por parte de mi otra prima🤣🤣🤣

@Boric78 Жыл бұрын

The Mesquita is awesome and the old roman bridge. Cordoba is great.

@PhxVanguard Жыл бұрын

it's a cathedral, not a mosque and it was built as a church (though smaller) before the islamic occupation of Spain.

@silent-cc1sm Жыл бұрын

When is knight of the cross out?

@nicolasrea6249 Жыл бұрын

That is why the Cortes of Madrid must retrieve, arrange and codify the Royal Charters of Castile which is the basis of the secular authority of the Spanish Monarch being the living embodiment of Spain , that is, Spain personified ....

@ginaveritaslee Ай бұрын

His feast day is coming up! Let's do a Novena for the the big project that the Hispanic Americans are working on to tell the full history of the Catholic Church during the time of the Conquest in America.