[GulliverSwift]

People remember what they want to remember. Muslims invaded and occupied Christian Spain for 700 years. After taking over Spain, they tried to take over the rest of Christian Europe but were stopped by Charles Martell "The Hammer" in France.

Finally after 700 years the Muslims were expelled to North Africa by Ferdinand and Isabella, the same ones who sponsored Columbus's explorations.

[Borges]

Oh I'm not defending the Medieval Islamic Jihad. I just don't have much affection for the Crusaders. And according to that article the main 'Christian bashing' going on is showing Saladin as enlightened for his time (he was) and the many Crusaders as being zealots (they were).

[Eagles6]

A movie should be made about The Battle of Tours and the euros should be forced to watch.
Really though, that would be a great historically accurate film.

[combat_boots]

Not all of Spain was overtaken. The northwestern part was defended. A king of Asturias stopped the Muslims. It is from there that the reconquista started, culminating in the withdrawal in 1492 from Grenada. Rodrigo de Bivar, AKA the Cid, was probably the most colorfully remembered figure of the fight, as we know.

Then again, the moors did stay in Spain for over 700 years...and the first mosque to be open in Grenada was started within the last year.