Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A reconquest; specifically, the regaining of Spain by the Spaniards from the Moors in the fifteenth century. See the extract.
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Examples
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They are here for the 'reconquista' - many are in fact members of La
Latest Articles 2010
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The reconquista was a war of liberation against Islamic control.
Think Progress » The United States is “losing the online war against terrorists.” 2006
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Mainly, though, he does it in the context of "reconquista," a theory, spread almost entirely by white supremacist groups and based almost entirely in myth, that Mexicans have a secret plan to take over parts of the southwestern U.S.
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And thank you, "reconquista" supporter, Tom Tancredo!
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Palin's rapid and apparently non-vetted rise to political prominence may, however, also reveal contradictions in some of these same pundits who've denounced those carrying the "reconquista" gene.
Roberto Lovato: Alaska Sounds like Aztlan -- Palin Leading the Secessionist Reconquista? 2008
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For months now, Dobbs and Wian have been reporting on "reconquista" and "Aztlan" movements, movements that exist not in the minds of mainstream Mexicans but in the fever dreams of white supremacists.
Alex Koppelman: CNN Stands By Lou Dobbs' Racist Fantasies 2008
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The takeover plan is referred to as the "reconquista" of the Western U.S. and it features ethnic cleansing of Americans, Europeans, Africans and Asians once the area is taken back and converted to Aztlan.
"The bigoted past of Ron Paul." Ann Althouse 2008
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In response, large numbers of European Jews fled to Spain -- where they were comfortable only until the "reconquista" of Ferdinand and Isabella, when they were expelled.
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In response, large numbers of European Jews fled to Spain -- where they were comfortable only until the "reconquista" of Ferdinand and Isabella, when they were expelled.
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Rather than taxing and penalizing this illegality, this social and environmental ruin, this promoted invasion and "reconquista," we let it continue and watch as our world turns to crap due to overpopulation and corruption.
novazembla commented on the word reconquista
"The term Reconquista (in English, 'reconquest') was popularized by Mexican writers Carlos Fuentes and Elena Poniatowska to describe the demographic and cultural presence of Mexicans into the Southwestern United States." (source)
June 2, 2009