Portugal was the area on the Iberian Peninsula that maintained independence after the Reconquista.
Portugal maintained independence after the Reconquista.
The area on the Iberian Peninsula that maintained independence after the Reconquista is Portugal. Portugal successfully gained independence from the Kingdom of León in 1139 and remained independent from the rest of the Iberian Peninsula, including the Kingdom of Castile, which eventually unified with the Kingdom of León to become the Kingdom of Spain.
