Iberian Peninsula

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  • The Visigoth Kingdom of Toledo
    507

    The Visigoth Kingdom of Toledo

    They were a Germanic tribe from the north of Europe . Franks expelled them from Gaul and they returned to the Iberian Peninsula where they founded the new Kingdom with the capital, Toledo.
  • Battle of Guadalete
    711

    Battle of Guadalete

    The Arrival of the Muslims in the Iberian Peninsula
  • Battle of Covadonga
    722

    Battle of Covadonga

  • Period: 756 to 929

    The Independent Emirate of Córdoba

    Umayyad prince called Abd al-Rahman escaped to the Iberian peninsula and founded the independent Emirate of Córdoba.
  • Period: 929 to 1031

    The Caliphate of Córdoba

    A period of excepcional achievement in Al-Andalus followed by the foundation of the Caliphate of Córdoba. This was created by Abd al-Rahman III, its caliph.
  • Period: 1031 to 1086

    The Taifas State

    There was a significant ethnic and political division in Andalusi society after the collapse of the Caliphate of Córdoba. Al-Andalus split into small independent Muslims states called Taifas
  • Period: 1086 to 1212

    The African Dynasties

    The Almoravids and the Almohads
  • Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa
    1212

    Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa

    The Christians created a large army, in which several kingdoms participated. They achieved a great victory over the Almohads.
  • The conquest of Granada
    1492

    The conquest of Granada

    The Catholic Monarch conquered the kingdom.
    Cristobal Colón discovers Ámerica and this marks the end of Middle Ages.