"CS.001 Granada from Above" by Denis Baly
 

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Creator

Denis Baly

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

Keywords

City, Buildings, Trees, Nature, House, Mountains

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