Editing Reconquista (section)

=== Persistent effects ===
A 2016 study found that the "rate of Reconquest"—how rapidly the Christian frontier was expanded—has persistent effects on the Spanish economy to this day. After an initial phase of military conquest, Christians states incorporated the conquered land. When large frontier regions were incorporated at once, the land was mostly given to the nobility and the military orders, with negative effects on long-term development. The incorporation of small regions, on the other hand, generally allowed for the participation of individual settlers and was more likely to fall under the auspices of the crown. This led to a more equitable distribution of land and greater social equality, with positive effects on long-term development.<ref name="Oto-Peralías2016">{{Cite journal|last1=Oto-Peralías|first1=Daniel|last2=Romero-Ávila|first2=Diego|s2cid=156897045|date=13 May 2016|title=The economic consequences of the Spanish Reconquest: the long-term effects of Medieval conquest and colonization|journal=Journal of Economic Growth|language=en|volume=21|issue=4|pages=409–464|doi=10.1007/s10887-016-9132-9|issn=1381-4338|hdl=10023/10769|url=https://riuma.uma.es/xmlui/bitstream/10630/11092/1/OtoPeralias-Malaga.pdf|hdl-access=free}}</ref>