Reconquista (disambiguation)
The Reconquista was the gradual military retaking ("reconquering") of the Iberian Peninsula from the Moors.
Reconquista may also refer to:
- Bloodless reconquest, the restoration of colonial government in Spanish New Mexico following the Pueblo Revolt of 1680
- Reconquista (Spanish America), restoration of Spanish colonial possession in the New World, typically control of colonial governments loyal to Ferdinand VII of Spain following the Peninsular War in Europe
- Reconquista (Chile), restoration of Spanish colonial possession of Chile during the War of Independence
- Reconquista (Colombia), restoration of Spanish colonial possession following a rebellion in what is now Colombia
- Reconquista (Santo Domingo), restoration of Spanish colonial possession of Santo Domingo following a period of French occupation
- Reconquista (Portuguese colonies), restoration of Portuguese colonial possession (or joint Portuguese and Spanish rule) following periods of Dutch occupation
- Reconquista (Mexico), a modern irredentist movement advocating the restoration of Mexican control over territory now part of the United States
Places
- Reconquista, Santa Fe, a city in Argentina
- Reconquista Airport, its airport
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Reconquista, its diocese
- Reconquista River, a river in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina
Other
- Reconquista, a 2011 song from Hangry & Angry
- La Reconquista de Buenos Aires, an Argentine painting commemorating a historical event
- One of two names given to the 9th crusade in the Hellsing Ultimate anime series.
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