Iberian Peninsula By HUGO RODRÍGUEZ ARTIME 1212 BCE Battle of Navas Alfonso VIII (the Noble) conquered Cuenca (1177) and defeated the Almohads at the Battle of Navas de Tolosa (1212). 711 BCE Battle of Guadalete An army of Berbers arrived to the Peninsula, led by Tariq. Rodrigo confronted them in the Battle of Guadalete, Cádiz, in 711.
