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Dec 8, 711
Tariq Ibn Ziyad defeats the Visogths in a decisive battle
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Dec 8, 756
Abd al-Rahman I flees to Spainand establishes the Umayyad dynasty at Cordoba and unites the Muslims
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Dec 8, 785
Abd al-Rahman I begins construction of the Great Mosque of Cordoba.
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Dec 8, 912
Abd al-Rahman III becomes the emir of Cordoba
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Dec 8, 929
Abd al-Rahman III proclaims himself as caliph of Cordoba, challenging Abbasid and Fatimid claims of authority over Muslims. He also created treaties with many of the neighboring Christians.
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Dec 8, 936
work begins on Medina al Zahra (Abd-Al-Rahman III)
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Dec 8, 1000
first manual for surgery is written by Abdul Kasim, a physician from Cordoba
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Dec 8, 1031
The Caliphate collapsed and divided into taifas
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Period: Dec 8, 1031 to Dec 8, 1091
The first Taifa
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Dec 8, 1085
Alfonso VI of Leon-Castile conquered / capturedToledo
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Dec 8, 1094
El cid conquers Valencia and drives out the Muslims
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Period: Dec 8, 1145 to Dec 8, 1151
the second taifa
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Period: Dec 8, 1151 to Dec 8, 1212
Almohad Rule
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Dec 8, 1212
After Las Navas de Tolosa, Almohad power declined and many taifas were vulnerable to conquest
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Dec 8, 1238
The Nasrid dynasty rises to power in Granada and Granada started to flourish.
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Dec 8, 1238
work begins on the Alhambra
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Dec 8, 1478
The Spanish Inquisition begins, targeting mainly Jews and Muslims.
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Dec 8, 1492
Muhammad XII (Boabdil) gave the key to the entrance of his palace to queen Isabella
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The last of the moriscos are expelled, (King Felipe III expels the Moriscos from Spain. Over 300,000 people are banished, including a third of Valencia’s population.
