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In the 4th installment of Reign of Blood, we dive deep into the history of the Iberian Peninsula – modern day Spain and Portugal –  and discuss the origins of the Spanish civilization that would come to dominate the world. We’ll spend a good amount of time on the “Reconquista,” –  the slow, centuries-long advance of the small Christian kingdoms of northern Spain into Muslim controlled Spai to the south – and we’ve explore how the experience of the Reconquista shaped the politics and identity of the people and the institutions of those kingdoms on the eve of their journey west to the New World.