Description
The medieval history of the Iberian Peninsula spans a 1,000-year period in which many different peoples occupied the land with their own unique cultures, religions, and kingdoms. Warfare, collaboration, and cohabitation among these groups shaped the emergence of the modern states of Portugal and Spain. Explore this area’s Germanic settlement in the 5th century, the Islamic Golden Age, and into the Latin Reconquista and eventual fall of Grenada in 1492.
Matthew Barbour holds both a BA and MA in anthropology from the University of New Mexico and has worked for the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs since 2002. Currently, Barbour is the deputy director of New Mexico Historic Sites. He has published over 200 non-fiction articles and monographs, and has twice been awarded the City of Santa Fe Heritage Preservation Award for Excellence in Archaeology.