Should Spain Apologise for the Reconquista? 

With this logic, Mongolia is going to have to expand their diplomacy sectors.

Should Islam apologise for conquering Iberia in the first place?

As a spaniard, I demand an apology from Mexico for kicking us out of their country and declaring independence.

Yes, let's apologize... After they reinstated Byzantium.

Muslims: invade the Iberian peninsular. Christians: Take it back. Some American: Thats racist

As an Englishman I DEMAND that half the nations of the world apologize for taking back the land we rightfully conquered from them.

As an Indian, I send my apologies to the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland for asking them to move away from India.

As an Orthodox Christian, I demand an apology from all of Islam for taking the holy land from us.

Why the hell should the Spanish apologize for taking back Spain?

“Please apologize for kicking us out of your house.”

As we say in Spanish, "Espera sentado".

We'll apologize for the Reconquista when they apologize for the Conquista.

As a German, I demand an apology from all of Europe for taking the land we conquered from them.

1. the nation state of spain has nothing to do with the medieval kingdoms that used to exist on that territory. 2. if so, the muslims have to apologize to the christians who lived in the levant and north africa and the zoroastrians of persia. whoever made that statement is so obviously biased and/or has no understanding of how history works

Muslims: “apologize for taking back the land that we originally stole from you and murdered your people for” Spaniard: “Ernesto.... get the Espada jineta”

As a Turk, I apologize to Greece for winning our liberation war. I also DEMAND an apology from Greeks since they also won their liberation war 😂😂

As soon as the Moors apologize for their attack on the Visigoths for taking their lands in Iberia or old Latin Hispania. Enough with this ridiculous historical apologetics.

1) I violently invade your house... 2) I become dominant in your house and determine how you should live (for a long time)... 3) You've had enough, you kick me out and take back your house (REconquista) 4) Centuries later I demand an apology... You can't make this up, can you?

I'm Spanish and I must say Several things. 1) The muslim conquest was absolutely horrific. The more you learn about it the worse it gets. The Spanish have suffered a lot because of them. I think a very illustrative example was the conquest of Santiago De Compostela by Almanzor. By that Time it was already a very holy site, for it's believed the remains of the apostle James are buried there. So a great cathedral standed with 2 world-famous bells. Some of the largest and more intricate of the world. So this Almanzor guy, came up to conquer Santiago de Compostela and after the usual slaughter, burning and general destruction, went to the cathedral, (one of the most holy sites to Christianity) and destroyed the entire city except for the burial of James (Since muslims believe Jesus was a true prophet, not due to respect to Christians). During the conquest captured some Christians to sell as slaves, and made them carry the two bells to Granada as a trophy, without carriage or any help. (760 km apart on a straight line, surely way more following the paths of the day.) Many died in the journey from exhaustion of carrying the giant bells. 2) I live in Catalonia, was for a long time a frontier between the caliphate and the Christians, and you can't imagine how many remains of castles and watch towers there are. No kidding, almost every mountain had either a castle or a watch tower. Some in the most in accessible places you can think of. That goes to show how brutal the war was, that they felt the need to build so many castles in so many places. There were 799 known castles, all built during the Reconquista. That is almost 2,5 castles for every100km2. Compared to the average 0.9 in England, you can see what I mean. 3) It's not just the conquest, the whole Mediterranean has suffered a lot of piracy from the muslims. Stealing and taking slaves all over the Mediterranean. One very notable man that was captured to slavery was Miguel Cervantes, the writer of Don Quixote. That was the 1600s, when the muslims were already expelled. Now imagine how it was when they were in charge. 4) Also there are a lot of clues from historic books and little details that show that the Spanish peoples were absolutely terrified from Muslims, making you think that maybe we were the victims here. One notable example is the expression "No hay moros en la costa", that has the same meaning as "the coast is clear". Notice we say there are no moors at the coast instead of the coast is clear. Because really... The moors were so terrible that it did not matter if there were enemies as long as they were not muslims. 5) The word Moros, does not mean muslim, but rather is the name to the North African ethnic group. Because in Spain all muslims were moros and all moros were muslims some times the term is used to mean muslim, but it's not its true meaning.

Sorry not sorry, Viva España🇪🇸

The Arabs should apologize to the Copts for stealing Egypt

The better question is should we retake Constantinople.

أنا عربي و مسلم و لكنني استشاط غضباً عندما أسمع بعض أبناء قومي يقولون ان ايبيريا لنا و يجب استعادتها نحن ليس لنا ذرة حق فيها و أما اللذي حدث في ايبيريا هو حرفياً اغتصاب أرض الآخرين لا أنكر أنني معجب بلأندلس من بعض النواحي و لكن خلاص كانت فترة و الإسبان استعادوا أرضهم و لا يحق لأحد أن يقول انه يجب على الإسبان أن يعتذروا لإستعادة أرضهم أو أن ايبيريا للمسلمين

Viva España!, Viva Portugal!, Viva a Reconquista! 🇵🇹❤️🇪🇸

I mean, How Many Nations would Mongolia have to Apologize too.

No they shouldn't, no one living participated in it and it happened centuries ago

As a spaniard, Im sorry... Im sorry that we didnt continue the reconquista to north africa

Should Islam apologize for the “Conquista”?

In Spain there is a very usual surname "Matamoros" that literally means Moor-Slayer.

"If you go first." - King of Spain

As an Irishman, I would hereby like to apologise to the English for the Irish war of independence. Sorry x

Why the Arabs didn't stay in Arabia?

As Spanish I demand an apology from Spain for the seven Civil Wars Spain made Spain fight

As a British man I demand America apologise for the revolution.

No Civilization should apologise for conquering any land since the only reason that Civilisation occupies that land is because they conquered it aswell

“Thieves ask for apology after police confiscate their stolen goods”

I literally had to check if this was an April Fools prank

As a Spaniard i demand apologies from -Phoenicians -Carthaginians -Romans -Suebi -Visigoths -Byzantines -Ummayad Caliphate -Napoleonic France :^)

The idea of the Spanish apologizing for the Reconquista is the most insane thing I've heard in a while.

Well, the Moors never apologized for themselves invading.

Short answer: No Long answer: No. ¡SANTIAGO! ¡¡Y CIERRA ESPAÑA!!

As A Muslim I say no, its ridiculous! When will we stop? Every country owns someone else something. I dont want to carry the sins of my predecessors.

I just can't see the value in apologizing for something from an entirely different era. It's been 600 years about since it was concluded

Why is this even a question?

no. The French beat the muslims at Tours and we won't apologize because it was a conquest from their part. The Spanish shouldn't either. The Spanish has a history and should accept it just like every country. Only apologize if you had a real genocide, like the armenian one.

You shouldn't have to apologize for reclaiming your land. It's not like they conquered territory from other people, so no, they shouldn't apologize.

Spain : We proud of that

Short Answer: No! It is called REconquista not Conquista. It is like saying: Should Korea apologise to the Japanese after taking their land back?

"Apologise for kicking me out off your lawn after I came in uninvited and proclaim it mine." Ye, that doesn't fly.

Is he going to apologise for Islamic invaders conquering Iberia themselves? The Reconquista is literally one of the most justifiable conflicts in history.

Most British man ever and then just casually reads out Spanish in a pretty decent accent !! Love to see fellow brits actually making an effort with other languages. Hat off to you sir 👊

I have question who the jizya apply for and second what the mean of dhimmi

Instead of apologising they should just throw a 180 and ask for apology for them conquering spain haha. This is so ridiculous. Even if they apologise what would that fix. All of the people who did the reconquista are already dead. It's like black people asking for reperations, you're a tad bit...late

I want an apology for the Ottoman Conquest and devastation of my country, Albania, followed by compensation. Thanks.

Yeah once the Arabs apologize to all Iberians(as well as the moriscos) for oppressing them and subjecting them to humiliations, persecutions and executions.

Short answer: No. Long answer: Hell no.

As a Greek I demand an apology from the following countries: Persia Rome Persia(Again) The Caliphate Bulgaria Serbia The Seljuk sultanate The Norman kingdom of Naples Venice Genoa The Papal state The Ottoman empire Albania Egypt Turkey Bulgaria Italy Bulgaria Albania The Soviet union Turkey

Should Spain Apologise for the Reconquista? -No

2:21 name of the song?

I saw the title of this video and instantly shouted “Bruh”

"We conquered and subjugated your country for 700 years but you we mean when you kicked us out! Apology please!"

I'll wait till the Turks apologize to the Byzantines for, you know...

As a spaniard i DEMAND Hispanic-America to apologise for their independence

They took our land then we took It black and now we have to apolagize ?

How about Morocco apologises for the Conquista?

Short answer: No Long Answer: Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

@History with Hilbert Technically your title is wrong, they're not asking for an apology for the Reconquista but for the behaviour afterwards. Many of the same points you made are still valid of course. Also maybe I missed it but when you mentioned the Jews expelled from Iberia in 1492 you didn't mention that quite a lot of Portuguese ones went to the Netherlands? Which I'm sure you'd know. The philosopher Spinoza ( < Espinosa) was descended from them.

Why should either side apologise? Why should any of us alive today apologise for what none of us did?

I always hear people in Europe apologizing for the Crusades though they happened almost a thousand years ago. My response is always, why doesn't turkey apologize for the Ottoman Empire that only collapsed a century a go? There are literally still people alive that can remember said Empire or at least know/knew people who suffered under it. This number of people grows fewer every year, but to put it into context, the Ottomans lasted longer than the Atlantic Slave Trade and we're still dealing with that!

Denmark should apologize to the U.K. for the Great Heathen Army's conquest of all the Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms except for Wessex. Or maybe the U.K. should apologize to Denmark for having conquered the Danelaw.

We will never apologize to the moor invaders or to anyone. ¡Arriba España! 🇪🇸

We will never apologize for the Reconquista! Never!!!

Ok dude's I'm gonna do it, I'm gonna apologise. I'm sorry that the reconquista didn't happen earlier.

It's the same thing when England wanted Denmark to apologize for all the Viking raids. And then Denmark said okay we will apologize as soon as you apologize for the bombardment of Copenhagen.

What happened in history, no one today is responsible for. Everyone should never justify any brutal act, and everyone should remember those people with tears, since we are still living with all the hate in our hearts.

As an Australian, I demand an apology from the natives for getting more equal and fair rights.

This has to be the dumbest thing I've ever heard, talk about being petty and holding grudges. may as well ask Iran to apologise for sacking Athens twice, Italy for the Roman invasion of Britain or even their own origins of the invasion of the Iberian peninsula against the Visigoths. what a weird world we live in XD

As a Spaniard, I gotta say that "that leader of a mosque" wasn't really their leader, and the real one has apologized and said that that guy did not represent them.

I really love your videos. The depth of research is incredible. I know a lot of history but every video i watch there is more information than i ever knew

Why did u keep drawing the moors black when the historical pictures u found showed them as Moroccan and Arab

Not only not apologize i even proud of this, so as a spaniard my short answer is not.

Should the allies apologise to the axis for defeating them in WWII?

Your Spanish pronunciation is astoundingly good

i guess they dont like tasting their own medicine

This just in, the Roman Empire demand reparations from France, Spain, Italy, Turkey...etc, despite the fact that it no longer existed.

did the islamic caliphate ever apologize for conquering them in the first place? edit: to be clear, I'm legitimately asking this as a question

Ni de coña

I think there are 4 clear periods in the Reconquista. The first (properly called Reconquista) from about 720-820. Then there comes a stalemate till about 1080, when Castile moves southward again. (From here on is more appropriate to talk of Conquista by the Christians - after 300 years people had changed). It could have been all over in the beginning of the 12th century, hadn't it been for the "Desert empires" in North Africa, which moved northwards called by the Iberian taifas. The third episode starts in the Navas de Tolosa, 1212 and ends about 1250. The 4th and final episode: the rumpus kingdom of Granada was taken in the war 1482-1492, mainly due to worries about the expansion of the Ottoman empire, which had taken Constantinople in 1453 and was expanding in the Mediterranean shores.

This is like Nazi's asking the Polish to apologise because they had resistance fighters.

NO. The moors invaded Spain and eventually we through them out.

As a mongolian i demand apology from half of the world because they took back half of the world 😭😋

Imagine apologizing for getting back your country

Should Spain apologize for The Reconquista? NO!! There problem solved

Will the Islamic types apologize for invading in the first place

should the arabs apologize for islamic conquest? should italians apologize for the roman empire? what a stupid question and idea i’m not sure if people study history, but it’s full of pretty fucked up shit. but it’s ridiculous to me how people paint al andalus as this paradisal land of equality and diversity and tolerance. this is simply a lack of knowledge and understanding of islamic societies as a whole. i personally find most of the christian expellings of jews and muslims to be more humane than a lot of muslim conquests, where the options were convert, pay crazy taxes and have no freedoms or rights, become a slave, or die. in areas where the people weren’t christian or jewish where there was no jizya options.

As a Filipino, I formally apologize to the Spaniards for taking back the land that they took from us. 😂

As a Filipino, I believe Philippines should apologize to Spain for the revolution in 1898. 🙄 #sarcasm

I really don't know the difference between reality and South Park anymore.

The music used in this video, makes me feel like I'm watching one of "Men Of The West"s videos on the Dwarves of Middle Earth. Lol

I demand an apology from the Rebel Alliance for the life’s lost aboard the Death Star.