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Practice these MCQs in the appQuick fact: The conqueror of Spain was Tariq bin Ziad, who led the Muslim forces into the Iberian Peninsula in 711 CE.
Tariq bin Ziad was a Berber general serving under the Umayyad Caliphate. In 711 CE, he crossed the Strait of Gibraltar (named after him — Jabal Tariq) with an army of around 7,000 soldiers and defeated the Visigothic King Roderic at the Battle of Guadalete. This victory opened the door for the Muslim conquest of Spain (Al-Andalus), which remained under Muslim rule for nearly eight centuries.
Tariq bin Ziad was appointed by Musa bin Nusair, the Umayyad governor of North Africa, to lead the expedition into Spain. The rock of Gibraltar derives its name from the Arabic "Jabal al-Tariq," meaning "Mountain of Tariq." After Tariq's initial success, Musa bin Nusair himself joined him in Spain, and together they expanded Muslim control over most of the Iberian Peninsula.
