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Nothing lasts forever. In 1031, the Caliphate of Cordoba collapsed into dozens of warring petty kingdoms called Taifas .

What remains of Al-Andalus? On one level, physical ruins: the Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba, the Giralda tower in Seville, the Alhambra’s lion fountain. But the deeper legacy is structural. The reintroduction of Aristotle via Arabic commentaries sparked the European Renaissance. The jarchas are among the earliest lyrics in a Romance language. Even Spanish itself is saturated with Andalusian Arabic: ojalá (from law sha’ Allah —if God wills), alfombra (carpet), noria (waterwheel). andaroos

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