Template:Did you know nominations/Siege of Gibraltar (1309)
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The result was: promoted by PFHLai (talk) 16:48, 15 July 2012 (UTC)
Siege of Gibrltar (1309) edit
- ... that the Siege of Gibraltar of 1309 was a battle of the Reconquista which saw a Castilian victory ending almost 600 years of Muslim rule over the city of Gibraltar?
Created/expanded by ClarkSui (talk). Nominated by Gibmetal77 (talk) at 11:12, 14 July 2012 (UTC)
The article was created and nominated on July 9. Hook is properly sourced (refs are offline so assumed good faith) and is interesting. QPQ Done. So, good to go. —Hahc21 21:39, 14 July 2012 (UTC)
Comment I may be missing something here, but shouldn't it be 600 years? AFAIK Gibraltar was continuously under Muslim control after 709/710 when the eponymous Tariq ibn Ziyad crossed the strait, and there was no Christian recovery of the site before the 14th century. Constantine ✍ 10:19, 15 July 2012 (UTC)
- Well spotted, Tariq landed at Gibraltar in 711! It's a typo which I've now corrected. Many thanks. --Gibmetal 77talk 2 me 14:05, 15 July 2012 (UTC)
- Great, happy to be of assistance! Constantine ✍ 15:55, 15 July 2012 (UTC)
- Well spotted, Tariq landed at Gibraltar in 711! It's a typo which I've now corrected. Many thanks. --Gibmetal 77talk 2 me 14:05, 15 July 2012 (UTC)
