timeline By minhh 711 Battle of Guadalete 711 Dependent Emirate begins 718 Pelayo became the 1st king in the Kingdom of Asturias 722 Battle of Covadonga 732 Battle of Poitiers 756 Independent Emirate begins 778 Battle of Roncesvalles 929 Caliphate begins 1031 Disintegration of the Caliphate 1085 Capture of Toledo 1086 Almoravids reach the Peninsula 1146 Almohads reach the Peninsula 1212 Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa 1492 Capture of Granada