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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.
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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
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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
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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
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Period: 1238 to 1492
The Kingdom of Granada.