Why were the Arabs unable to keep a stronghold in Spain? Why

They lost battles.

>unable to keep
>700 years

What the fuck do you want from them?

>>1439939
Simply put, Retarded infighting.

>>1439949
Ok. This is what I suspected. Do we know what caused the infighting?

>>1439990
Cordoban caliphate fell, the line died iirc and there was al-Mansur who was like a puppet master of the last underage caliph and the others resented it and shit

>>1440032
Al-Andalus split into taifa kingdoms and then almoravids came from the south

>>1439939

They were a very tiny minory who needed the aid of another minority to keep the power, plus the support of local elites.
Strong characters could keep the goverment mostly united, but such strong characters usually began their careers by "reconquering" the provinces which have became de facto independent, even during the tiems of the Emirate of Cordoba.

The more resilient northern kingdoms take advantage of their chances and finnaly won.

How come Spain keeps Ceuta and Melilla?

>>1440101

They are legally just like the mainland Spanish so the "its a colonny" card cannot be played.

Much like the Balkans, the remaining christian population was just too high to supress any european sentiments.

>>1440118
Are they just offshore cities? Really?
What do Moroccans think about it?

>>1440138

Yup.
Rightfull Moroccan clay.

>>1440118
I read that half of their population is Moroccan though

>>1440162

A fair bunch of them have double nationality, i think.

>>1440136
At least the Moors didn't systematically impoverish their Christian subjects,unlike the Ottomans.

>>1439939
From around the 11th century onwards, there was no hope for spanish moors. Christian polities were militarily stronger and it was a matter of time for them to stop being content with tribute and mercenary jobs.

>>1439939
They idiotically started fighting one another and divided into small Taifas allowing the Christians to gain a strong hold. They were always in a precarious position sharing a border with Francia anyways.

>>1443697
Christian kingdoms fought each other over silly shit as well, the difference is civil war made Andalusia much more vulnerable.

If the muslims threatened christian footholds in Iberia the church and allies in Italy, France and Britain could send a hoarde of crusaders, whereas Al-Andalus only had the less populous Maghreb region for support.

>>1439946
Thorough laugh at this

>>1439939
germanic-celtic franks naturally bigger more superior specimen of breed & they hit the threshold of their logistical range=curb stomped

they're fucking niggers. mudblood. its why south americas so fucking lazy. worst bred

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>>1443719
This. Cantabrians fought the Roman Empire to a standstill. Sandniggers

>>1439946
kek

>>1440101
How come Britain keeps Gibraltar?

>>1444217
Royal navy

>>1439939
>Unable.
>Muslims conquered much of the Iberian Peninsula in under 13 years.
>Iberoniggers spend 700 years getting it all back.
Nigga...