HistoriCity: How support for Palestine is likely rooted in Spain’s Islamic past
Throughout the month-long FIFA World Cup, Spanish players carried the Palestinian flag in solidarity. Sevilla (Ishbiliyah) became the first capital, followed by Córdoba of this newly acquired territory which would come to be known as Al-Andalus or Islamic Spain.For the next eight centuries, Al-Andalus would occupy a central place in the medieval world.Joseph F. O’Callaghan in his work ‘A History of Medieval Spain, says: “In the eighth century Muslim conquerors, Arabs and Berbers, destroyed the unity of the Visigothic kingdom and interjected new religious and cultural elements into peninsular life.
- ▪Throughout the month-long FIFA World Cup, Spanish players carried the Palestinian flag in solidarity.
- ▪Sevilla (Ishbiliyah) became the first capital, followed by Córdoba of this newly acquired territory which would come to be known as Al-Andalus or Islamic Spain.For the next eight centuries, Al-Andalus would occupy a central place in the med
- ▪O’Callaghan in his work ‘A History of Medieval Spain, says: “In the eighth century Muslim conquerors, Arabs and Berbers, destroyed the unity of the Visigothic kingdom and interjected new religious and cultural elements into peninsular life.
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HomeNextHistoriCity: How support for Palestine is likely rooted in Spain’s Islamic pastFor nearly 800 years, a vast territory of modern Spain was under the rule of the Caliphate, and adopted Islam, through both coercive and non-coercive meansPublished on: Jul 24, 2026, 15:42:30 ISTBy Valay SinghPrefer HTon GoogleShare viaCopy link Spain, the world champions of football, have given the besieged people of Gaza, as well as Palestine supporters across the world, much to cheer about. Throughout the month-long FIFA World Cup, Spanish players carried the Palestinian flag in solidarity.
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