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Creation Year
1974
Image ID
CS.001
Alternate Identifier
B49.182
Subcollection
CS: Granada
Abstract
A view of the city of Granada in Southern Spain.
Description
While the kingdoms of Castile and Leon were consolidating their power as Muslim rule crumbled, a new Muslim kingdom was established by Muhammad ibn Nasr at Granada in 1238. In 1246, Muhammad ibn Nasr formally acknowledged the king of Castile as his overlord. Despite this, the Nasrids ruled their kingdom more or less independently, with little interference. This thus meant that Muslim rule in Spain would continue for another two centuries in the form of the Nasrids at Granada, until in 1492 when the last Nasrid ruler Muhammad XII (also known as ‘Boabdil’ in English) surrendered to Isabella of Castile and Ferdinand of Aragon. Granada’s chief claim to fame remains the Alhambra palace-complex. - SK
Image Notes
Photograph created 1974. Photograph processed June 1974. Formerly catalogued as B49.182. Notes written on the slide or index: Granada.
Curator Notes
The alternate date 1973 is also written on the slide, but has been overwritten with 1974. This seems to be correct given the other slides taken in Spain in 1974
Image Format
35 mm slide
Geographic Reference
Granada, Spain