Al-Andalus

  • 711

    Battle of Guadalete

    A small Muslim army led by Tarik crossed the Strait of Gibraltarand and defeated the Visigoths.
  • Period: 711 to 722

    The conquest of the Visigothic kingdom.

  • 722

    Conquest of the Iberian Peninsula

    They contolled almost all of the Peninsula except a narrow mountainous strip in the north, where the Hispano-Visigoths took refuge.
  • 756

    Abbasid dynasty.

    The last member of the Umayyad clan, Abd al Rahaman, fled to al Andalus. He proclaimed himself an independent emir under the name Abd al Rahamad I and founded the Umayyad Emirate of Córdoba
  • Period: 756 to 929

    From a dependent to an independent

  • 929

    The Golden Age of the Umayyad Caliphate.

    For al Andalus, the Caliphate of Córdoba was an economic, cultural and scientific golden age, and Córdoba became Europe´s most populated city.
  • Period: 929 to 1031

    The Caliphate of Córdoba

  • 1031

    The Christian kingdoms

    The caliphs suppressed internal rebellions and Christian advances thanks to the military expedition of Al-Mansur, who forced the Christian kingdoms tp pay taxes to keep the pace.
  • Period: 1031 to 1238

    The division into taifa kingdoms

  • Period: 1238 to 1492

    The Kingdom of Granada.