18/05/2026
Alcántara, in Extremadura, Spain 🇪🇸 is a historic town shaped by centuries of Roman, Muslim, and Christian influence. It’s famous for its nearly 2,000-year-old Roman bridge built under Emperor Trajan, later named from the Arabic “al-Qanṭarah” meaning “the bridge,” and became an important frontier stronghold during the Reconquista as the seat of the powerful Order of Alcántara.
And what the heck was the reconquista?
The Reconquista was a long historical period (711–1492) when Christian kingdoms in northern Spain gradually expanded south, taking back territory from Muslim rule in the Iberian Peninsula. It ended in 1492 with the fall of Granada, unifying much of Spain under Christian monarchs.
1492 is often seen as the moment the world begins to shift toward global exploration and connection, especially between Europe and the Americas
