The first Moorish setback in Europe Muslim forces set their sights on Iberia in 711 AD, fought the Visigoth king’s armies at Guadalete in southern Andalusia and continued north quickly thereafter. By 721 AD they had conquered the whole peninsula save some minor areas in the north, crossed the PyreneesContinue Reading
Having conquered North Africa and mass-converted the local inhabitants, Muslim forces set their sights on Iberia. After scouting and raiding the coastal areas of these lands for some time, the Muslims readied a much more substantial force in 711 AD. Consisting mainly of Berbers, neighbors of the Visigoths from acrossContinue Reading
Spanish history is diverse and exciting, but not entirely easy to take in. One of the problems is to separate history from storytelling – what are facts and what is myth? And which of the two is the most important? The answer is far from obvious. The Battle of CovadongaContinue Reading
