Middle ages

THE MIDDLE AGES

  • 476

    Fall of the Western Roman Empire

  • Visigoth Kingdom
    507

    Visigoth Kingdom

    The Romans asked the Visigoths for help. They left their land in France and helped them, but when they wanted to go back to their land it was taken over by the Franks. Therefore, the Visigoths stayed in Spain and created the Visigoth Kingdom.
  • Jan 3, 711

    End of the Visigoth Kingdom and creation of Al-Andalus

    In 711, Islamic armies entered the Iberian Peninsula and put an end to the Visigoth Kingdom [Fact about Al-Andalus](http//es.slideshare.net/ang_ruiz/alandalus-11279906)
  • Battle of Guadalete
    Jan 3, 711

    Battle of Guadalete

  • Battle of Covadonga
    Jan 3, 722

    Battle of Covadonga

    It meaned the beginning of the Reconquista.
  • Jan 3, 756

    Emirate of Cordoba

  • Caliphate of Cordoba
    Jan 3, 929

    Caliphate of Cordoba

    With the new Caliphate of Cordoba, al-Andalus became religiously independent from the Empire.
  • Jan 3, 1090

    1st Taifa Kingdom

    Internal conflicts ended the Calphate of Cordoba and Al-Andalus turned into smaller independent kingdoms called taifas
  • 2nd Taifa Kingdom
    Jan 3, 1147

    2nd Taifa Kingdom

  • Jan 3, 1212

    Battle of Navas de Tolosa

  • 3rd Taifa kingdom
    Jan 3, 1238

    3rd Taifa kingdom

  • End of the Reconquista
    Jan 3, 1492

    End of the Reconquista

    The Catholic kings conquested Granada. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzPqp-L94sM' >The Reconquest