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The description Moors has referred to several historic and modern populations of the Maghreb region who are predominately of Berber and Arab descent. They came to conquer and rule the Iberian Peninsula for nearly 800 years. At that time they were Muslim, although earlier the people had followed other religions...

Timeline of Events

711

4.29.711

Islamic conquest of Hispania: Moorish troops led by Tariq ibn-Ziyad land at Gibraltar to begin their invasion of the Iberian Peninsula (Al-Andalus).

721

6.9.721

Odo of Aquitaine defeats the Moors in the Battle of Toulouse.

732

10.10.732

Battle of Tours: Near Poitiers, France, the leader of the Franks, Charles Martel and his men, defeat a large army of Moors, stopping the Muslims from spreading into Western Europe. The governor of Cordoba, Abdul Rahman Al Ghafiqi, is killed during the battle.

1085

5.25.1085

Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo, Spain back from the Moors.

1491

11.25.1491

The siege of Granada, the last Moorish stronghold in Spain, begins.

1492

1.2.1492

Reconquista: the emirate of Granada, the last Moorish stronghold in Spain, surrenders