The Moslems in Spain

Juxtaposes monuments of the past and scenes from the present to recount the 781 years in which the Moslems and Spaniards merged two cultures into a distinctive Hispano-Moorish civilization. Visits, photographically, the Great Mosque in Cordoba, the Alhambra, the Water Court of Valencia, and the traditional day-long mock battle in Alcoy staged yearly to recreate the Conquest and Reconquest. Emphasizes the lasting influence of Moorish art and architecture., Juxtaposes monuments of the past and scenes from the present to recount the 781 years in which the Moslems and Spaniards merged two cultures into a distinctive Hispano-Moorish civilization. Visits, photographically, the Great Mosque in Cordoba, the Alhambra, the Water Court of Valencia, and the traditional day-long mock battle in Alcoy staged yearly to recreate the Conquest and Reconquest. Emphasizes the lasting influence of Moorish art and architecture.