Islamic Conquest of Spain

A Group of Muslims enter Spain

Apr 12, 711

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.

Musa ibn Nusayr enters the Peninsula

Jul 1, 712

info sourceImageA Muslim governor from North Africa came wiht 18,000 troops. His army took Medina Sidonia, Carmona, Alcalá de Guadaíra and Sevilla.

Battle of Guadalete

Jul 19, 712

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.

Birth of Pippin III

Jul 1, 714

sourceimageCharles Martel was his father, and he would recapture Narbonne thus ending Muslim control in France in 759. He would be Charlemange's father.

Conquest of Lisbon

Jul 1, 716

imageinfo sourceMuslims capture Lisbon.

New Capital

Jul 1, 717

info sourceInfo SourceCordobaCordoba becomes the capital of Al-Andalus.

Defeat by Franks

Jul 9, 721

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.

Battle of Covadonga

Jul 1, 722

info sourceDon PelayoPelayo, a Visigoth noble, defeated a Muslim army. Alcama was near Covadonga, and was seen as first Christian victory.

Hisham - 10th caliph

Jul 1, 724

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

Mar 2, 2022

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