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Visigoth nobles appointed Rodrigo as king. Some didn't
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Muslims arrived to the Iberian Peninsula form the south.
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More people joined Tariq's army and advanced to Toledo
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This battle didn't let the Muslims conquer the north of the Peninsula.
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Muslims crossed the Pyrenees, but were defeated at the Battle of Poitiers
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Abderramán escaped from Damascus to Al-Andalus and name himself Independent Emir of the Caliphate.
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He expanded domains towards Galicia and began to occupy the northern Meseta.
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The Kingdom of Pamplona was formed, later known as Kingdom of Navarra.
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Alfonso III conquered Coimbra and
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Maximum size of the Kingdom of Navarra.
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Muslims create this independent kingdoms because of internal fights.
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Tha Kingdom of Aragon became independent from the Kingdom of Navarra.
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The Kingdom of Castilla was created.
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Almoravids and Almohads invaded the taifa kingdoms.
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Added the territories of Tortosa and Lérida to the Crown of Aragon.
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Alfonso VIII conquered Cuenca.
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He conquered Cáceres and Badajoz
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The territorial expansion of the Crown of Aragón towards the Mediterranean sea.
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He fought Castilla for control of the Kingdom of Murcia and added these territories to the crown of Aragon.
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The armies of Castilla and Portugal formed an alliance and defeated the North African Marinid dynasty who were protecting Granada.
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