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Practice these MCQs in the appQuick fact: The Muslims invaded Spain in 711 A.D under the leadership of Tariq ibn Ziyad during the Umayyad Caliphate.
The Muslim invasion of Spain (Hispania) began in 711 A.D. when Tariq ibn Ziyad, a Berber general serving under the Umayyad Caliphate, crossed the Strait of Gibraltar with an army of around 7,000 men. He defeated the Visigothic King Roderic at the Battle of Guadalete, which opened the door for the subsequent Muslim conquest of the Iberian Peninsula. This marked the beginning of nearly eight centuries of Muslim rule in Spain (Al-Andalus).
The invasion of Spain was launched from North Africa under the orders of Musa ibn Nusayr, the Umayyad governor of Ifriqiya. Tariq ibn Ziyad landed at a place later named Jabal Tariq (Gibraltar), meaning "the mountain of Tariq." The conquest was swift, and within a few years, most of the Iberian Peninsula came under Muslim control. The Umayyad rule in Spain later evolved into the independent Emirate and then Caliphate of Cordoba, renowned for its cultural and scientific achievements.
