Al Andalusia: Golden Age of Spain

     In spite of what many modern day historians may feel, Spain pre 1492 had a Golden Pack  legacy that can still be seen today. Al Andalusia was the area of mid to southern Spain that many of you know of today. Many of the most famous cities in that Al Andalusia that many of your know are Sevilla, Granada, Malaga, Cordoba and it's neighboring cities.  The writer recently had the honor of seeing these cities first hand you can really feel the presence of ancient golden history. Subsequently formed around the Iberian Peninsula this empire was settled and founded by Moors from the North African continent as well as Arab settlers from the land of Arabia to the east of them. Some of these settlers were not only skilled in the art of warrior hood many of them were wealthy and brought spices, textile and traces of scrap gold with them.  Over the years cities like Granada which housed the Al Hambra which is literally a city within itself housed many Sultans who controlled the empire from there.

How ever what makes Al Andalusia a golden aged place was due to the fact that it was a place of learning and the exchange of knowledge that took place at that time.   According to most historians, people of all faiths were allowed to congregate and learn different aspects of philosophy, art, science, math and astronomy; this is something that does not get highlighted much for an empire that lasted over 700 years. In the Al Andalusia economic system some were allowed to exchanged money for gold which allowed the flow of money to keep the society flowing. Not that Al Andalusia was not without it's stories of corruption and incidents of mistakes, as all empires are susceptible to these occurrences, but what Al Andalusia did leave behind was well respected legacy of learning and tolerance. Proof of this can be seen in the fact that many European scholars like Michael Scot who took the works of Ibn Rushud (Averroes)  and  Ibn Sina (Avicenna )  and brought them back to the scholars of Italy; which was just as valuable as the gold market now. When you visit the city of Sevilla today, once you land into the city and travel inwards you can see the outside frame of the Al Cazar Palace, and the Giralada which are relics of the Al Andalusian culture; you can still feel the presence of the quest for learning.

 

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