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The Muslim army (which was led by Tarik) defeated the Visigoth King (Don Rodrigo) and began the conquest of the Iberian Peninsula. -
The Battle of Guadalete was the first major battle of the Umayyad conquest of Hispania. The Muslim army (which was led by Tarik) defeated the Visigoth King (Don Rodrigo) and began the conquest of the Iberian Peninsula.
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The Battle of Covadonga was a battle that took place in 718 or 722 between the army of Pelagius the Visigoth and the army of the Umayyad Caliphate.
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The Muslim invasion was put to an end in Asturias. This was done by a group of Christians led by Don Pelayo who defeated the Muslim in the battle of Covadonga. This battle also marked the beginning of "La Reconquista". -
The Reconquista was a period in the history of the Iberian Peninsula of about 781 years between the Umayyad conquest of Hispania in 711, the expansion of the Christian kingdoms throughout Hispania, and the fall of the Nasrid kingdom of Granada in 1492. It began in 722 (Battle of Covadonga) and ended in the Nasrid Kingdom of Granada in 1492, as said before.
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After fleeing from the assassination of his family by the Abbasids, the Umayyad prince Abderraman I, got to the Iberian Peninsula. Profiting from the tensions between Arabs and Berbers he deposed the emir of Al-Andalus and established and Independent Emirate: Politically Independent, recognized the religious authority of the Abbasid caliphs in Baghdad. During this period, many problems occured. -
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Abderraman III indicated himself Caliph... resulting to a political and religious independence from the Abbasid Caliphate of Baghdad. The reign of Abderraman III was the period of most magnificence of Al-Andalus because he reorganized the army and finished internal revolts, sent expeditions against Christian Kingdoms in order to stop their expansion and forced them to pay the Muslims taxes, and Cordoba became the most important capital in the West. -
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The governors of the provinces announced their independence. Which led to the Caliphate of Cordoba being broken up into 28 small independent Muslim Kingdoms named "Taifas". The Taifas then fought among themselves for territory and cultural prestige. The Christian Kingdoms took advantage of their weakness and charged them "Parias" in exchange of peace. -
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The king of Leon (Alfonso VI) conquered the Taifa of Toledo. The Almoravids went to the Peninsula to accompany and help the Taifa kings, they then defeated the Christians at the Battle of Sagrajas. -
The Christians were defeated and Al-Andalus was reunified and incorporated into the Almoravids empire. The Battle of Sagrajas was a battle between the Almoravid army led by their King Yusuf ibn Tashfin and an army led by the Castilian King Alfonso VI. -
Almohads, Arabic al-Muwaḥḥidūn (“those who affirm the unity of God”), Berber confederation that created an Islamic empire in North Africa and Spain (1130–1269), founded on the religious teachings of Ibn Tūmart (died 1130).
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The Almoravids carried out a strong religious radicalism, oppressing Mozarabs and Jews. This all caused an internal crisis leading to the disintegration of Al-Andalus again into Taifas. -
Al-Andalus was reunified by the Almohads and was incorporated into their empire. -
The Almohads stopped the Reconquista for a short while. -
Battle of Alarcos was a battle between the Almohads led by Abu Yusuf Ya'qub al-Mansur and King Alfonso VIII of Castile. It resulted in the defeat of the Castilian forces and their subsequent retreat to Toledo, whereas the Almohads reconquered Trujillo, Montánchez, and Talavera.
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The Christians defeated the Almohads in this battle. Because of this, the Almohads fled to N Africa and and Al-Andalus was once again disintegrated into the 3rd Taifas. The Christians got to the Valley of Guadalquivir. The Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa was a major battle of the Christian reconquest of Spain in which the Almohads were severely defeated by the combined armies of Castile, Aragon, Navarre, and Portugal. -
Al-Andalus had been brought down to the Nasrid Kingdom of Granada. Some great advantages were the kingdoms location (Sierra Nevada which acted as a defensive barrier and the Mediterranean which enabled them to receive support and allowed rich trade) and payment of "Parias" to the kings of Castilla. The Nasrid Kingdom was an Islamic realm in southern Iberia during the Late Middle Ages. It was the last independent Muslim state in Western Europe. -
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After ten long years of war, the Catholic Monarchs captured Granada. This marked the end of "La Reconquista".