How far does "unsuccessful" go?
"The Christian are crushed/vassals of the Caliph" has more influence than merely maintaining a significant southern (southeastern?) Iberian Muslim state.
If the reconquesta failed several things would have changed.
#1 the discovery of america would have ben delayed for decades if not centuries.
#2 The holy Roman Empire would have been all German and the 1632 books would need to be rewritten.
#3 we might have had another Crusade,one called against the Moors.
Would a Muslim Iberia have any motivation for sea exploration and subsequent colonization of the New World like OTL Spain and Portugal? I know that at various times Al-Andalus was not on great terms with the rest of the Muslim world, but was it ever so bad that they would need to seek alternative trade routes?
Would a Muslim Iberia have any motivation for sea exploration and subsequent colonization of the New World like OTL Spain and Portugal? I know that at various times Al-Andalus was not on great terms with the rest of the Muslim world, but was it ever so bad that they would need to seek alternative trade routes?
from the late fifteen hundreds both Spain and the Holy Roman Empire were ruled by the Habsburgs. The Dukes of Austria were Habsburgs. They declined and were replaced in Spain. The remained in central Europe and finely died out at the end of world war 1 with the end of the Austo-Hungarian Empire. During the 30 years war they were the champians for the Catholic Church.
As a lot they were very inbred. They had a genetic marker called the Habsbury lip which is very easily seen on their pictures.
During the reformation Spain had it's fingers in many pies around Europe, form Italy to Germany and very much so in the Netherlands.
from the late fifteen hundreds both Spain and the Holy Roman Empire were ruled by the Habsburgs. The Dukes of Bavaria were Habsburgs. They declined and were replaced in Spain. The remained in central Europe and finely died out at the end of world war 1 with the end of the Austo-Hungarian Empire. During the 30 years war they were the champians for the Catholic Church.
As a lot they were very inbred. They had a genetic marker called the Habsbury lip which is very easily seen on their pictures.
During the reformation Spain had it's fingers in many pies around Europe, form Italy to Germany and very much so in the Netherlands.