Early Reconquestia

First a Little Background, for thoses not in the loop.

1082: The Almoravids take control over Algiers.
1085: The Almoravid leader Yusuf bni Tashufin sets over to Spain, and establishes himself in Cordoba.
1086: At the Battle of za-Zallaqa Yusuf lost the city of Toledo to the Christians. Yusuf returned to Maghreb, as he could not decide whether to conquer Spain or not, as the country was governed by weak Muslim rulers.
1090: Yusuf starts a policy of deposing the Muslim rulers, hence extending Almoravid control in Spain. He first has the leaders of Granada and Malaga removed from power.
1091: The leaders of Almería and Sevilla are removed from power as well.
1093: The leader of Badajoz is deposed, too. Now, only Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, called El Cid, resisted the Almoravid take-over. He upheld a Muslim country around Valencia, even if he himself was a Christian.
1102: Valencia falls to the Almoravids.
1110: Saragossa is captured under the leadership of Ali bni Yusuf. This became the last victory on Spanish territory, and the Almoravids were in many ways weak rulers: In number they were few compared to local Arabs and Spanish Christians. But even more, they were forced to use
1118: The beginning of the end, with the loss of Saragossa to the Christian kings of Spain. begining of the Reconquestia.
1125: The beginning of the Almohad rebellion starts in the Atlas Mountains, in Tin Mal.
1147: Marrakech falls to the Almohads, and the Almoravid leaders move to first Spain and then the Balearic Isles.

So lets move the 1118, Begining of the Reconquestia Back to 1086 With the taking of Toledo,

POD With the Christian taking of Toledo, the Pope saw way to trhrow back the infidel Muslims and reclaim Iberia for the Lord. Calling for a great Crusade to help the Christian Kings
By 1102 only Valencia & Granadia , resisted the Crusader take-over. Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, called El Cid upheld a Muslim country around Valencia, even if he himself was a Christian. and the Almoravids held Granadia.

?So how do the after effects of this early Reconquestia play out?
 

Faeelin

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Well, the flaw is that the pope had other things on his plate,and wasn't even sure about how he could call the crusades.

There's been some really neat stuff on the evolution of crusading, from the 1190's when innocent made noises about a crusade against markward in italy to the allout holy war against the slavs.
 
POD??

OK if not the Pope how else can we get a earlier Reconquestia,
France was Involved with the Normans and England, And I don't see the HRE crossing France with out permission. Of course we could Hand wave it, and talk about a dis unified Spain, [like Italy] reaching the 1800's.
 
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