apr 30, 711 - Tariq Bin Ziyad landed at Gibraltar
Description:
In the year 711, Musa directed Tariq to invade Hispania. he disembarked from Ceuta aboard ships provided by Julian ( which he also help Musa), Tariq went into the Iberian Peninsula and he defeated Roderic (the King of Visigoth), and went on to besiege the Visigothic capital of Toledo. Tariq and his allies also took Córdoba, Ecija, Granada, Málaga, Seville, and other cities. Thus, the Umayyad conquest of Hispania finally completed the Arab conquest of North Africa.Added to timeline:
Date:
apr 30, 711
Now
~ 1315 years ago