solo siete anos despues de la invasion musulmana se inicio en el norte de Espana

English translation: Only seven years after the Muslim invasion, the Reconquest started in the North of Spain

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Spanish term or phrase:	solo siete anos despues de la invasion musulmana se inicio en el norte de Espana
English translation:	Only seven years after the Muslim invasion, the Reconquest started in the North of Spain
Entered by:	ACCURATE77

04:18 Dec 17, 2003

Spanish to English translations [Non-PRO]

Spanish term or phrase: solo siete anos despues de la invasion musulmana se inicio en el norte de Espana

solo siete anos despues de la invasion musulmana se inicio en el norte de Espana la Reconquista, la cual no termino hasta casi ochocientos anos mas tarde , en 1942

john

Only seven years after the Muslim invasion, the reconquest started in the North of Spain

Explanation:
RECONQUEST= FROM RE AND CONQUEST
You need the noun ***reconquest*** and not the participle, reconquering because the original in Spanish also uses the noun, "reconquista"

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ACKNOWLEDGED CORRECTION: Because it is the proper name of a historical period, the proper noun the \"Reconquest\" should be capitalized as many of you subtly pointed out, and as I stand corrected. Thanks all of you for your imputs and comments. So, the sentence should be written somewhat thus:
\"Just [only] seven years after the Muslim invasion, the Reconquest began [started] in the North of Spain . . . \"

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5 +8

Only seven years after the Muslim invasion, the reconquest started in the North of Spain

ACCURATE77

4 +2

only seven years after the muslim invasion the Reconquering was started in the North of Spain

Teresita Garcia Ruy Sanchez

The Reconquest started in the north of Spain just seven years after the Muslim invasion

Maria Lorenzo

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only seven years after the muslim invasion the Reconquering was started in the North of Spain

Explanation:
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Teresita Garcia Ruy Sanchez
Mexico
Local time: 21:31
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in pair: 300

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Only seven years after the Muslim invasion, the reconquest started in the North of Spain

ACCURATE77
Local time: 00:31
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Spanish
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6 hrs confidence:

The Reconquest started in the north of Spain just seven years after the Muslim invasion

Explanation:
Another suggestion.

and yes it is "the Reconquest" (with capital R) as this is the way La Reconquista is known as in history.

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reconquista sustantivo femenino
reconquest; recapture
la Reconquista the Reconquest (of Spain)

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reconquista sustantivo femenino
reconquest; recapture
la Reconquista the Reconquest (of Spain)

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The term Reconquista refers to the eight centuries during which the Christian kings of the Spanish kingdoms gradually reclaimed their country from the Moors, who had invaded the Iberian Peninsula in 711. It is generally accepted that the reconquest began in 718 and ended in 1492, when Ferdinand and Isabella, the Reyes Católicos, retook Granada, the last Muslim stronghold. The final years of the Reconquista were a time of great intolerance with Arabs and Jews being forcibly converted to Christianity, after which they were known as conversos. Those refusing to be converted were expelled in 1492.

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Note added at 6 hrs 57 mins (2003-12-17 11:16:21 GMT)
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The term Reconquista refers to the eight centuries during which the Christian kings of the Spanish kingdoms gradually reclaimed their country from the Moors, who had invaded the Iberian Peninsula in 711. It is generally accepted that the reconquest began in 718 and ended in 1492, when Ferdinand and Isabella, the Reyes Católicos, retook Granada, the last Muslim stronghold. The final years of the Reconquista were a time of great intolerance with Arabs and Jews being forcibly converted to Christianity, after which they were known as conversos. Those refusing to be converted were expelled in 1492.

Maria Lorenzo
Spain
Local time: 06:31
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in pair: 85

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