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Repoblación art and architecture
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<p>The term "arte de repoblación" (literally, "art or architecture of repopulation") refers to the <a href="/facts/Pre-Romanesque_art_and_architecture/7ugH78fj">pre-romanesque</a> churches built in the Christian kingdoms of northern <a href="/facts/Spain/bIyrB8EY">Spain</a> between the late 9th and early 11th centuries. This was a time when these kingdoms were growing stronger after the Muslim occupation. </p><p>These churches show a mix of different styles, including <a href="/facts/Visigothic_art_and_architecture/rmHIrgxr">Visigothic</a>, <a href="/facts/Asturian_architecture/YhPky0gJ">Asturian</a>, <a href="/facts/Mozarabic_art_and_architecture/6mmRSAqK">Mozarabic</a>, <a href="/facts/Carolingian_art/W8tTVNDC">Carolingian</a>, and even Andalusian <a href="/facts/Islamic_art/DvrvCYuK">Muslim</a> influences. This mix of styles reflects the different cultures that were living together at that time. Within this period, we can see different groups of churches, like Mozarabic churches in the <a href="/facts/Kingdom_of_Le%C3%B3n/JC6aX6Kf">Kingdom of León</a> or the <a href="/facts/Serrablo_churches/b4U8DXps">Serrablo</a> group, each with its own unique style. </p><p>In the 10th century, Muslim influences can be seen in many buildings in northern Spain, even religious ones. This is because these Christian kingdoms were neighbors to the powerful Muslim <a href="/facts/Umayyad_state_of_C%C3%B3rdoba/mV3koxYq">caliphate of Córdoba</a>. However, the term "repoblación art" emphasizes that these churches were not always built by the small groups of Mozarabic people who moved to these areas from Muslim-controlled lands. </p><p>The term "repoblación art" includes some of the buildings that were previously called "Mozarabic" by scholars following the work of <a href="/facts/Manuel_G%C3%B3mez-Moreno_Mart%C3%ADnez/Gkj1HCMG">Manuel Gómez-Moreno</a>. However, there is still some debate about this term, and many authors use "<a href="/facts/Mozarabic_art_and_architecture/6mmRSAqK">Mozarabic art</a>" to describe this period. </p><p>In Spanish historiography, the <i><a href="/facts/Repoblaci%C3%B3n/Cg2TUXzP">Repoblación</a></i> is the expansion of Christian settlement in the <a href="/facts/Duero/rrKSfhbf">Duero</a> basin and the <a href="/facts/Meseta_Central/jB6Aqk5U">Meseta Central</a> in the 9th–10th centuries. </p>