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A Muslim army led by the general Tarik crossed the Strait of Gibraltar to plunder the area. And the Muslims won the battle of Guadalete. And was the lastest battle of Don Rodrigo -
The Muslims conquered most of the Iberian Peninsula. The territories ruled their control is known as Al-Andalus
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In this period the capital was Cordoba. And the Muslims between 711 and 756 it was a Dependent Emirate a province that depend politically & religiously on the Umayyad Caliphate of Damascus.
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This is taken as the beginning of "La Reconquista". The Muslims was halted in the mountains region of Asturias, when a group of Christians led by Don Pelayo defeated the Muslims. And the Christians managed to won the battle. -
Abderraman I after escaping from the assassination of his family by the Abbasids. So taking advantage of the local tension he deposed the emir of Al-Andalus and establish an Independent Emirate -
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Abderraman III proclaimed himself Caliph of Cordoba, leading to a political & religious independence from th Abbasid Caliphate of Baghdad. -
The reign of Abderraman III was the greatest splendour of Al-Andalus
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The governors of the provinces declared their independence so the Caliph desintegrated into 28 small independent muslim kingdoms(Taifas). And the First Taifas period start.
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The Almoravids came to the Peninsula to help the taifa kings, and defeated the christians.
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The Almoravids put an strong basic religious influece, that it carry it to a persecution to the Mozarabs & Jews.
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The Almoravids defeated the Christians in this battle, achieving the victory. -
(that it carry it to a persecution to the Mozarabs & Jews.)this caused crisis:
Al-Andalus disolute again
In the N.Africa they change to a new dynasty (the Almohads) -
The Taifas stayed unyfied when the Almohads conquered all in 1172
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In this year Al-Andalus for second time it becomes a empire. -
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The Almohads stopped the reconquista. -
The Christians managed to defeat the Almohads after this Al-Andalus disintegrated into de III Taifas period. Then the Christians arrived to the Valley of Guadalquivir. -
In this period the Iberian Peninsula was all most conquered by the crown of Castilla.
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Al-Andalus had lose lo much territory, so now is the Nasrid Kingdom of Granada -
This kingdom survived more than 200 years thank you to :
- The goegraphic location -And they pay parias to the King of Castilla
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Fighting more than 10 year finally the Christians won the war, so the La Reconquista had finished.