Islamic Conquest of Spain

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  • Apr 12, 711

    A Group of Muslims enter Spain

    A Group of Muslims enter Spain
    Tariq ibn Ziyad - 16th century painting (Uffizi Gallery, Florence)Tariq ibn Malik, a Berber officer, crosses what is now known as the Strait of Gibraltar.
  • Jul 1, 712

    Musa ibn Nusayr enters the Peninsula

    Musa ibn Nusayr enters the Peninsula
    info sourceImageA Muslim governor from North Africa came wiht 18,000 troops. His army took Medina Sidonia, Carmona, Alcalá de Guadaíra and Sevilla.
  • Jul 19, 712

    Battle of Guadalete

    Battle of Guadalete
    sourceDeath of RodericBattle of GuadaleteThe Visigoth leader, King Roderick, is killed by Tariq ibn Ziyad. A dissenting faction of Visigoths invited Ziyad to eliminate Rodrigo, but their plan backfired. Ziyad stayed and did not return power to the Visigoths. The battle is named after the nearby river in in the southern area of the peninsula.
  • Jul 1, 714

    Birth of Pippin III

    Birth of Pippin III
    sourceimageCharles Martel was his father, and he would recapture Narbonne thus ending Muslim control in France in 759. He would be Charlemange's father.
  • Jul 1, 716

    Conquest of Lisbon

    Conquest of Lisbon
    imageinfo sourceMuslims capture Lisbon.
  • Jul 1, 717

    New Capital

    New Capital
    info sourceInfo SourceCordobaCordoba becomes the capital of Al-Andalus.
  • Jul 9, 721

    Defeat by Franks

    Defeat by Franks
    ImageInfo SourceAl-Semah commanded an army that crossed Pyrenees was defeated near Toulouse. The leader was killed, and the army was forced back over the Pyrenees into Spain.
  • Jul 1, 722

    Battle of Covadonga

    Battle of Covadonga
    info sourceDon PelayoPelayo, a Visigoth noble, defeated a Muslim army. Alcama was near Covadonga, and was seen as first Christian victory.
  • Jul 1, 724

    Hisham - 10th caliph

    Hisham - 10th caliph
    info sourceimageHishman is now the 10th caliph of the Umayyad Dynasty. Under this rule Muslims made the deepest advances into Western Europe.

  • Attack of Septimania

    Attack of Septimania
    MapSourceMuslims attack the area of southern France to expand their conquest.