Middle Ages in the Iberian Peninsula By daniela.fddez 711 muslims came to the iberian peninsula and defeated the Visigoths in the battle of Guadalete Period: 711 to 756 Abd-al-Rahaman I dead at the hands of abbasid Period: 711 to 929 Al-andalus was a dependent emirate of umayya caliphate of damascus 722 Battle of Covadonga 732 Battle of poitiers Period: 756 to 929 Independent emirate 778 the Basques attacked Frankish troops in the region during the Battle of Roncesvalles 929 Abd-al-Rahaman III proclamed himself the caliph of the caliphate of cordoba Period: 929 to 1031 Cliphate of Cordoba 1002 Hisham II died 1031 The caliphate entered in a period of instability Period: 1031 to 1086 Taifa kingdoms 1085 Alfonso VI captured toledo from the muslims Period: 1086 to 1146 almoravids period 1146 The North African Muslim dynasty came to the Iberian Peninsula and dominated Al-Andalús Period: 1146 to 1212 Almohads period 1212 Christians defeated Almohads at the battle of las Navas de Tolosa 1492 The Nasrid kingdom of Granada was eventually conquered by the Catholic Monarch