Cinematic · Brian Galvan
781 Años
Seven centuries of knights, banners and blood, as the kingdoms of Iberia fight their way south toward one last stronghold.
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The story of 781 Años
For 781 years, the kingdoms of Iberia fought to take back their land. Castile, León, Aragón, Navarre and Portugal rose from the northern mountains and pushed south, one river and one castle at a time.
Knights charged into battle crying "Santiago y cierra España!" Some generations won glory. Others lost everything.
Toledo fell to the Christians in 1085. At Las Navas de Tolosa in 1212, the kingdoms united and shattered the Moorish armies.
Córdoba was retaken in 1236, then Seville in 1248. When Ferdinand of Aragón married Isabella of Castile, the two great crowns finally fought as one. Now only one Moorish kingdom remained, high behind its red walls in the mountains.
Their armies marched south and surrounded it, and built a camp of stone called Santa Fe to show they would never leave.
The final battle for Granada was about to begin.
Instrumental. 781 Años has no vocals: it is one of the instrumental scores by Brian Galvan. Play it above.
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