![Muhammad XII, known to the Christians as Boabdil the Younger, hands over the keys to the city to the Catholic Monarchs in 'The Surrender of Granada' (1882), a work by Francisco Pradilla y Ortiz.](https://imagenes.elpais.com/resizer/v2/TO7QGGPPPJEQ3CUK4BP3XLK3XY.jpg?auth=7dd1052379f822aa33a0bcc6852b223ecf88011568ee2537f5929475a33a59a9&width=414&height=233&smart=true)
The Spanish Reconquest and the Battle of Covadonga: When myths contaminate history
In several recent essays historians discuss the founding milestones of Spanish nationalism, the traditional banner of conservative politicians, around the struggle for Al-Andalus