They had significant powers in Spain for about 300 years. They arrived in 732 and within a couple decades they ruled significant parts of it.
The earlier inhabitants of Spain, led by the Visigoths, resisted the Muslims and fought back. By the middle of the eleventh century, the Visigoths controlled most of northern Spain, but the Muslims ruled most of the south. So at this stage you could not say that either side "ruled Spain": both ruled bits of it.
The war continued for the next 400 years. The Visigoths gradually gained ground. The Muslims were finally expelled from Spain in 1492.
The Catholic Church in Spain, and the Spanish Inquisition, either killed, expelled or forced the Jews and Muslims in Spain to convert.
The Reconquista. Jews and Muslims alike were driven out of Spain. The Reconquista ended in 1492 when Moorish Granada surrendered. The Muslims were allowed to remain in Spain. The Jews and the Muslims were expelled later.
Muslims ruled parts of Spain from 711 C.E. to 1492. C.E., but it is worth noting that Muslims only ruled the majority of Spain from 735 C.E. to 1224 C.E.
Spain was last occupied by the Muslims and drove them off in 1492 from which date the spanish have been independent.
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It is called "La Reconquista", the "Reconquest".
Henry V was King of England 1413 - 1422
No, Muslims did not adopt the local religion and customs when they settled in Spain.
The Religion was dominant in Southern Spain from 711 until 1492, under the rule of the Arabs and Moors of al-Andalus.
Muslims in Spain used to be called MOORS, although in modern times, the term is considered somewhat derogatory. The current term for them is Berbers or Amazigh.
The Muslims entered Egypt during the reign of Hazrat Omar (RAU) in the 7th century AD.
Islam was first introduced to Spain in 711 A .D.