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Jan 1, 711
Arrival of Muslims
Muslim forces invaded and in seven years conquered the Iberian peninsula. -
Period: Jan 1, 711 to Jan 1, 756
Dependent Emirate
Controlled almost all the Peninsula (but the not North) -
Jan 30, 711
An army of Berbers arrived to the Peninsula
Rodrigo confronted them in the Battle of Guadalete, Cádiz -
Jan 31, 712
More Arabs and Berbers arrived to the Peninsula
Joined Tariq's army and advanced to conquered Toledo -
Jan 31, 722
Resistance in the North
Battle of Covadonga, led by Pelayo defeated the Muslims -
Jan 31, 732
Visigothic Kingdom
Crossed the Pyrenees, but defeated at the Battle of Poitiers -
Period: Feb 1, 739 to Feb 1, 757
Alfonso I
Expanded domains towards Galicia and began to occupy the northern Meseta -
Period: Feb 1, 756 to Feb 1, 929
Independent Emirate
Abderramán escaped from Damascus to Al-Andalus and name himself Independent Emir of the Caliphate -
Jan 31, 824
Kingdom Of Panplona
Was formed, later Kingdom of Navarra -
Period: Feb 1, 866 to Feb 1, 910
Alfonso III
Conquered Coimbra and Oporto -
Period: Feb 1, 929 to Feb 1, 1031
Córdoba Caliphate
Abderramán III named himself caliph -
Period: Feb 1, 1031 to Feb 1, 1085
The taifa kingdoms
Internal fights → Caliphate divided into small independent kingdoms called taifas -
Jan 31, 1065
Kingdom of Castilla
To defend themselves against Muslims, they built castles → County of Castilla -
Period: Feb 1, 1085 to Feb 1, 1212
North African Empires
Almoravids and Almohads invaded the taifa kingdoms -
Period: Jan 31, 1100 to Jan 31, 1200
South of France
The vassalage of various French cities and counties had been obtained through arranged marriages -
Period: Jan 31, 1129 to Jan 31, 1130
Alfonso IX of León
Conquered Cáceres and Badajoz -
Period: Jan 31, 1148 to Jan 31, 1149
Ramón Berenguer IV
Conquered Tortosa and Lérida -
Jan 30, 1177
Alfonso VIII
Conquered Cuenca -
Period: Jan 31, 1200 to Jan 31, 1300
The Mediterranean
The territorial expansion of the Crown of Aragón -
Jan 30, 1212
Alfonso VIII
Defeated the Almohads at
the Battle of Navas de Tolosa -
Jan 30, 1230
Jaime I
Subdued the Muslim Kingdoms of Mallorca and Valencia -
Jan 30, 1248
Fernando III
During his reign, his son conquered Murcia and Alicante. Conquered the Valle del Guadalquivir (Jaén, Córdoba and
Sevilla) -
Jan 30, 1252
Alfonso X
Conquered Cádiz, making the Kingdom of Granada the only
remaining Muslim state -
Jan 30, 1305
Jaime II
Fought Castilla for control of the Kingdom of Murcia.
Their permanent borders were eventually agreed. -
Jan 30, 1340
Alfonso XI
The armies of Castilla and Portugal formed an alliance and defeated them at the Battle of Salado
