Saint Fernando: History's Greatest King? | Córdoba's Fall, 1236 - RECONQUEST OF SPAIN

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  • Опубліковано 15 вер 2024
  • As a young man, Fernando III, King of León-Castile, successfully navigated the tumultuous landscape of his family’s internal conflicts. He was a valiant general, and a dedicated Christian, who led many crusades into al-Andalus. His most determined opponent was Ibn-Hud, a former mercenary who claimed to be a descendant of the old emirs of Zaragoza. A gifted commander and courageous warrior, Ibn-Hud rallied the Muslims of al-Andalus, and stood in defiance of King Fernando. Ultimately this battle would culminate at Córdoba, the one-time capital of the Umayyad Arab conquerors of Spain.
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    Sources:
    -Bennison, Amira K. - The Almoravid and Almohad Empires, (Edinburgh University, 2016)
    -Latin Chronicle of the Kings of Castile, trans. Joseph O’Callaghan, (Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, 2002)
    -Lomax, Derek W. - The Reconquest of Spain, (Longman Group, 1978)
    -Melville, Charles; Ubaydli, Ahmad - Christians and Moors in Spain: Vol. 3 (Arabic Sources), (Liverpool University, 1992)
    -O’Callaghan, Joseph - A History of Medieval Spain, (Cornell, 1975)
    -O’Callaghan, Joseph - Reconquest and Crusade in Medieval Spain, (Pennsylvania, 2004)
    -Smith, Colin - Christians and Moors in Spain: Vol. 2 (AD 1195-1614), (Liverpool University, 1989)
    Narrated by Tom Wylde
    Animations and maps by Daniel Weiss
    Written and edited by J Stephen Roberts
    #Spain #MedievalHistory #Castile

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  • @RealCrusadesHistory
    @RealCrusadesHistory  2 роки тому +32

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  • @LandgraabIV
    @LandgraabIV 2 роки тому +85

    I saw his tomb in the Seville Cathedral two weeks ago. Very solemn place.

    • @abcjuniormilton
      @abcjuniormilton 2 роки тому +4

      I went to Seville and it's cathedral too nearly six years ago, and may have visited his tomb.

  • @oolooo
    @oolooo 2 роки тому +170

    The Hispanic World recognizes him and his son as two of its greatest Monarchs

    • @fredazcarate4818
      @fredazcarate4818 2 роки тому

      There is no such thing as a Hispanic world. Yet there is one Spain. As for the word Hispanic that is made up word from the United States Of America. The US government Anglicize the Latin word Hispanicus dropped the u and created this word. In my day we used the correct term Iberian. And I am retired from the Federal Government.

    • @julia2k8
      @julia2k8 2 місяці тому

      Latinos as usual sucking up to their Spanish masters 😂

  • @reygonzalez4719
    @reygonzalez4719 2 роки тому +71

    It's nice to see a video like this, it feels like the reconquest is overshadowed by many other events and doesn't get talked about very often.

    • @alexcavazos3341
      @alexcavazos3341 2 роки тому +8

      It rarely gets talked about unless you're of Spanish decent, it's common history is Spanish speaking countries. Since without it not only would Europe likely have been conquered by Muslims but without it the Spanish empire would not be nearly as impactful or powerful. The reconquista was one of middle ages Europe's most important events.

    • @reygonzalez4719
      @reygonzalez4719 2 роки тому +4

      @@alexcavazos3341 I know, Portugal and Spain both are very important to history of the world. Without them the world will look so different

    • @CarvedStones
      @CarvedStones 2 роки тому +5

      @@reygonzalez4719 And standing on top of the shoulders of the Romans and Visigoths.

  • @drdal
    @drdal 2 роки тому +54

    Saint Fernando was a true hero.

    • @julia2k8
      @julia2k8 2 місяці тому

      True Coward*

  • @stefanvella9807
    @stefanvella9807 2 роки тому +120

    The Reconquista is underrated. The Spanish and Portugese monarchs, the crusading orders, the aristocrats and commoners deserve more credit.
    Is there a video covering the Battle of Lucena 1483?

    • @TheBigdaddy64
      @TheBigdaddy64 2 роки тому

      Longest lasting war in world history, 700+ years with an estimated 7 million casualties.

    • @julia2k8
      @julia2k8 2 місяці тому

      What Muslims conquered in just 7 years, the ✝️umor conquered in 800 years! Pathetic 🤣🤣🤣

  • @umbertotine410
    @umbertotine410 2 роки тому +38

    Saint Fernando, ora pro nobis.

    • @julia2k8
      @julia2k8 2 місяці тому

      He's burning in hell, how can he pray for you? 😂😂😂

  • @MyMy-tv7fd
    @MyMy-tv7fd 2 роки тому +69

    inspiring stuff, La Reconquista rocks

    • @caniblmolstr4503
      @caniblmolstr4503 2 роки тому +3

      I am a fan of the Cordoban Caliphate though...

    • @frank-ko6de
      @frank-ko6de 2 роки тому

      Yes, thievery ,murder and slavery and extreme torture must rock for you while it just sucks for clear thinking people. You people are hilarious.

    • @jorge6207
      @jorge6207 2 роки тому +1

      A Reconquista, the L is just for Castile

    • @alangervasis
      @alangervasis 2 роки тому +1

      @@frank-ko6de You are peddling fake news nutcase. The reconquista was the resistance against your islamic colonisers..

    • @CarvedStones
      @CarvedStones Рік тому +9

      @@frank-ko6de You might be confusing it with the Muslims of Al-Andalus.

  • @abcjuniormilton
    @abcjuniormilton 2 роки тому +92

    San Fernando nearly completed the Reconquista. He was at it's last steps. I have been to Sevilla and it's cathedral, and may have seen his tomb there. A true hero of Christendom, and the fact that he's one of the only kings (along with King Louis IX of France) to be christened as a saint is testament to that. He makes me proud of my Spanish heritage (I'm Mexican of mostly Spanish descent).

    • @baha3alshamari152
      @baha3alshamari152 2 роки тому +5

      Why wasn't Granada reconquered till 1492

    • @abcjuniormilton
      @abcjuniormilton 2 роки тому +12

      @@baha3alshamari152 I think because the Muslim rulers there were already paying tribute to the Christians. Also because Granada is surrounded by mountains so it wasn’t as easy to reconquer.

    • @samuelflorenciooliveira1179
      @samuelflorenciooliveira1179 2 роки тому +10

      @@baha3alshamari152 Granada became vassal of the Kingdom of Castille

    • @CarvedStones
      @CarvedStones Рік тому +7

      @@abcjuniormilton It’s actually because it was a tribunal kingdom that was paying off to the kingdom of Castile, basically making them filthy rich. It would’ve been conquered much sooner but there was setbacks of disease, infighting, and of course the tribute money was too good.

    • @cliffordljacksonjr8020
      @cliffordljacksonjr8020 Рік тому +4

      A proud heritage.

  • @PIKL4x4
    @PIKL4x4 2 роки тому +28

    Whats the best way to watch in chronological order? I feel lost when I watch these as ive been skipping forward and backwards in time. Thanks for all the hard work, enjoy these very much!

    • @RealCrusadesHistory
      @RealCrusadesHistory  2 роки тому +12

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  • @DGordillo123
    @DGordillo123 2 роки тому +14

    Thanks for making justice to the incredibly underrated San Fernando, patron saint of my city Sevilla!! This year I went to see his uncorrupted remains in the cathedral, which are exposed only once a year, and it's truly mind blowing, he's so well for being a thousand years old!

    • @RealCrusadesHistory
      @RealCrusadesHistory  2 роки тому +3

      Thank you!

    • @lucillebonds2196
      @lucillebonds2196 Рік тому +2

      Is it on May 30?

    • @DGordillo123
      @DGordillo123 Рік тому

      @@lucillebonds2196 Yes it is!

    • @julia2k8
      @julia2k8 2 місяці тому

      Seville, Cordoba, Barcelona, Granada, Cadiz etc.. and even Spain itself were named by the Semitic Phoenicians and Carthaginians and were civilized by the Semitic Arabs, give credit where it's due

    • @julia2k8
      @julia2k8 2 місяці тому

      As for Fernando, he's burning in hell 🔥

  • @garyfowles648
    @garyfowles648 2 роки тому +11

    Looking forward to this, don't often get to watch live as I work nights.

  • @vitorpereira9515
    @vitorpereira9515 2 роки тому +99

    God Bless Saint Fernando. The Holy warrior King of God!

    • @joshportie
      @joshportie 2 роки тому +1

      Unholy. The crusades first targeted Christians. The people who protested the biblical antichrist the papacy.

    • @lucillebonds2196
      @lucillebonds2196 Рік тому +5

      Feast Day is May 30.

    • @vitorpereira9515
      @vitorpereira9515 Рік тому +2

      @@lucillebonds2196 Thanks and god bless you!

    • @palmman9496
      @palmman9496 4 місяці тому +2

      God bless.

    • @julia2k8
      @julia2k8 2 місяці тому

      He's burning in hell 🔥

  • @younis9819
    @younis9819 2 роки тому +13

    St Fernando de Cordoba, pray for us.

  • @samuelflorenciooliveira1179
    @samuelflorenciooliveira1179 2 роки тому +25

    the way Fernando is ignored is simply criminal, I hope you make videos about other great Iberian crusaders, talk about Dom Duno, Dom Gualdim Pais, Geraldo "without fear"

  • @salazarway
    @salazarway 2 роки тому +10

    Massive warrior!! Please, more about Dom Gualdim Pais, Dom Duno and Geraldo the fearless.
    🇵🇹🤝🏼🇪🇸

    • @julia2k8
      @julia2k8 2 місяці тому

      Both of them were destroyed in Morocco, lol 😂😂
      Portugal in 1578 and Spain in 1921

    • @salazarway
      @salazarway 2 місяці тому

      @@julia2k8 For what I heard, Moors used to live better under Portuguese and Spanish territory 🤭

    • @julia2k8
      @julia2k8 2 місяці тому

      @@salazarway it was the opposite, it was Spanish and Portuguese who lived under Moors for 800 years 😂

    • @salazarway
      @salazarway 2 місяці тому

      @@julia2k8 You got information from the Falsebook aswell?

  • @sydney7103
    @sydney7103 2 роки тому +16

    Not taken
    But taken BACK

  • @indupacs.a.6215
    @indupacs.a.6215 Рік тому +10

    Definitely the Greatest King! Wise, brave, magnanimous and Saint! His son, Alfonso, the highest IQ King, the most intelligent and intellectually develop of the Middle Ages.

  • @craigramage5022
    @craigramage5022 Рік тому +3

    Thanks for sharing this.King Fernando 16th great-granddaughter, Maureen

  • @lupus_croatiae
    @lupus_croatiae 2 роки тому +12

    San Fernando ruega por nosotros

    • @hubert8438
      @hubert8438 2 роки тому +6

      Sancte Ferdinande, ora pro nobis

  • @kennashley953
    @kennashley953 2 роки тому +15

    El Cid was a total badass

  • @kafon6368
    @kafon6368 2 роки тому +17

    From a tiny kingdom persecuted by invaders, to a massive global empire. What a run in history. If I were Spain (yes, a country) I would retire forever.

  • @fload46d
    @fload46d 2 роки тому +11

    What men and women were the Spanish Catholics! Viva Christo Rey!

  • @BlueRazor69
    @BlueRazor69 9 місяців тому +3

    Fernando is to Spain what Richard was to England. Not just a man but a full blown folk hero.

  • @ChristianChannel
    @ChristianChannel 2 роки тому +9

    Great Episode!

  • @robertocb7911
    @robertocb7911 Рік тому +4

    Absolutely fantastic! Gracias amigo 👍🏻

  • @jackshaftoe1715
    @jackshaftoe1715 2 роки тому +8

    Finally some good content on this subject !

  • @user-rv4wn5qk7q
    @user-rv4wn5qk7q 2 роки тому +14

    Would be amazing if we had more content about the Order of Christ!

  • @brianmccarthy5557
    @brianmccarthy5557 2 роки тому +32

    Southern California, where my people come from, is full of place names deriving from the long history of the struggle with Islam. The northern half of the City if Los Angeles (itself named after the Virgin Mary - El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora La Reina de Los Angeles aka The City of Our Lady The Queen of the Angels) is the San Fernando Valley, often called The Valley. It is named after the hero of this program. So is the Franciscan Mission at its heart.

    • @alexcavazos3341
      @alexcavazos3341 2 роки тому +5

      South California was Spanish n Mexican territory. That's why, same with Florida, anywhere where the Spanish touched they left their culture

    • @julia2k8
      @julia2k8 2 місяці тому

      Islam is here to stay and there's nothing you can do about it 🏴

    • @julia2k8
      @julia2k8 14 днів тому

      @@JonsJonesing no I'm just sick and tired of this christian hatred and obsession with Islam

  • @gabriel_brasil33
    @gabriel_brasil33 2 роки тому +6

    São Fernando rogai por nós!
    Saint Fernando pray for us!

    • @Th3ory04
      @Th3ory04 11 місяців тому +1

      A fellow St. Rognvald enjoyer?

  • @erniegutierrez2288
    @erniegutierrez2288 2 роки тому +10

    Excellent Video! When it comes to the History of the Crusades, La Reconquista is often overlooked. Thank you for bringing it forward. "Like"

  • @rasputinelciego1547
    @rasputinelciego1547 2 роки тому +3

    As always, your videos are excelent. Thanks for all your hard work.

  • @thebrocialist8300
    @thebrocialist8300 2 роки тому +19

    ¡Viva España! 🇪🇸⚔️🇪🇸

    • @rickyyacine4818
      @rickyyacine4818 2 роки тому

      U forget el mahor also im fan of the by

    • @julia2k8
      @julia2k8 3 місяці тому

      😂😂😂

    • @julia2k8
      @julia2k8 3 місяці тому

      Viva Al-Andalus

  • @WashingtonDC99
    @WashingtonDC99 2 роки тому +22

    Thank you so, so much for the video clips full of history of a Christian nation.
    Viva Cristo Rey. Christ The High Priest. Cristo / Christ The KING 👑 of kings and The LORD of lords. 🙏❤️💙

  • @vascoespañol
    @vascoespañol Рік тому +2

    So Proud of my ancestor San Fernando

  • @trollpolice
    @trollpolice Рік тому +7

    My city is named after King Fernando. San fernando California

  • @daniellekennedy8118
    @daniellekennedy8118 2 роки тому +3

    Always love to see your posts -- so informative and interesting! Keep up the good work.

  • @HistoriaenCeluloide
    @HistoriaenCeluloide 2 роки тому +2

    Chévere video caballero. I hope you also cover other lesser known cruzades like the Baltic ones and specially against the Hussites🧐

  • @nalublackwater9729
    @nalublackwater9729 2 роки тому +2

    Thank you for this video!!!

  • @tonygarcia-fd4sg
    @tonygarcia-fd4sg 2 роки тому +2

    AWESOME AWESOME VID. LOOKING FORWARD TO THE NEXT

  • @UltramontanoPapista
    @UltramontanoPapista 10 місяців тому +1

    Saint Fernando, glorious Holy King! Pray for us sinners!

  • @nicolasrea6249
    @nicolasrea6249 2 роки тому +7

    That is why the Cortes of Madrid must retrieve, arrange and codify the Royal Charters of Castile which is the basis of the secular authority of the Spanish Monarch being the living embodiment of Spain , that is, Spain personified ....

  • @chase6579
    @chase6579 2 роки тому +5

    excluding our Blessed Lord, wouldn't King David be considered the greatest king? and then behind him perhaps Saint Luis or Fernando?

    • @RealCrusadesHistory
      @RealCrusadesHistory  2 роки тому +5

      I think he's definitely in the running.

    • @fortunatomartino8549
      @fortunatomartino8549 2 роки тому

      Is there evidence of King David?

    • @ricardooliveira9774
      @ricardooliveira9774 2 роки тому

      @@fortunatomartino8549 Yes. Some people believe his story in the bible is exagerated though. There are different opinions, of course. Some believe the history in the bible is accurated.

  • @sergioserobcam
    @sergioserobcam 2 роки тому +4

    Great video!!!!

  • @flaviopitanga65
    @flaviopitanga65 Рік тому +3

    Fernando was a great King❤

  • @learneternal-english3417
    @learneternal-english3417 3 місяці тому

    great video

  • @fedecano7362
    @fedecano7362 2 роки тому +1

    Never heard about him! Great work pal!

  • @thelonenoob2489
    @thelonenoob2489 2 роки тому +4

    El Cid Campeadore !

  • @DaFroBroforeal
    @DaFroBroforeal 2 роки тому +2

    Great video.

  • @sheepdog1102
    @sheepdog1102 3 місяці тому

    Well done 👍

  • @theamazingempiricist
    @theamazingempiricist 11 місяців тому

    Incredible!

  • @keep_calm_and_Deus_Vult
    @keep_calm_and_Deus_Vult 2 роки тому +4

    ✝️❤️

  • @kriska926
    @kriska926 3 місяці тому

    I'm here because he's our patron saint in our Barangay.

  • @Boric78
    @Boric78 2 роки тому +2

    The Mesquita is awesome and the old roman bridge. Cordoba is great.

    • @PhxVanguard
      @PhxVanguard 2 роки тому +14

      it's a cathedral, not a mosque and it was built as a church (though smaller) before the islamic occupation of Spain.

  • @Lacteagalaxia
    @Lacteagalaxia 2 роки тому +1

    Lo facilmque que es hacer historia hoy día desde el extranjero mejor aquí hay muchos

    • @Woldemar94
      @Woldemar94 2 роки тому +1

      de que estas hablando tu?

  • @mikecord231
    @mikecord231 Рік тому

    Great content

  • @ginaveritaslee
    @ginaveritaslee 3 місяці тому

    His feast day is coming up! Let's do a Novena for the the big project that the Hispanic Americans are working on to tell the full history of the Catholic Church during the time of the Conquest in America.

  • @Rickdonculous
    @Rickdonculous Рік тому

    What is your source material?

  • @rickybrogden898
    @rickybrogden898 Рік тому

    Recently found out Saint Fernando was my 22nd Great Grandfather!

    • @jojolafrite9265
      @jojolafrite9265 6 місяців тому

      Si y La Reina Isabel Era mi prima por parte de mi otra prima🤣🤣🤣

  • @silent-cc1sm
    @silent-cc1sm 2 роки тому

    When is knight of the cross out?

  • @AndrewB221
    @AndrewB221 2 роки тому +2

    I was in this battle

  • @imperator7828
    @imperator7828 2 роки тому +3

    "History's Greatest king?" Yeah nah fam thats a huge stretch

  • @Sksk27547
    @Sksk27547 2 роки тому +2

    Safest place to live was probably a cave in this century