The Reconquista was the gradual military retaking ("reconquering") of the Iberian Peninsula from the Moors. Reconquest or Reconquista may also refer to: Pueblo Revolt Reconquest, the restoration of colonial government in Spanish New Mexico following the Pueblo Revolt of 1680 Reconquista de Buenos Aires, the restoration of Spanish control of Buenos Aires in 1806; see Reconquista (Spanish America), the restoration of Spanish colonial possessions in the New World, typically control of colonial governments loyal to Ferdinand VII of Spain following the Peninsular War in Europe Reconquest (Chile), the restoration of Spanish colonial possession of Chile during the War of Independence Reconquista (Colombia), the restoration of Spanish colonial possession following a rebellion in what is now Colombia; see Spanish reconquest of New Granada Santo Domingo / Dominican Republic: Reconquista (Santo Domingo), the restoration of Spanish colonial possession of Santo Domingo following a period of French occupation Spanish occupation of the Dominican Republic, the retaking of the former colony by Spain 17 years after it gained independence Spanish attempts to reconquer Mexico Reconquista, the restoration of Portuguese colonial possession (or joint Portuguese and Spanish rule) following periods of Dutch occupation Reconquest of Angola Recapture of Bahia Recapture of Recife Reconquista (Mexico), an irredentist movement advocating restoration of Mexican sovereignty over territories taken by the United States Operación Reconquista de España, the 1944 invasion of the Aran Valley by the Spanish Maquis Places Reconquista, Santa Fe, a city in Argentina Reconquista Airport Roman Catholic Diocese of Reconquista Reconquista River, a river in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina Other uses "Reconquista", a 2011 song by Hangry & Angry La Reconquista de Buenos Aires, a 1909 Argentine painting commemorating a historical event See also Conquista (disambiguation) Reconquête, a 2022 far-right French political party Spanish words and phrases