This is the year when the moors (Muslims) invaded the Iberian Peninsula.
Muslims and Jews were expelled from Spain in 1492 unless they converted to Catholicism. The Kings of Aragon and the Queen of Castille (at the time these two countries represented practically the whole of the current Spain) want their countries to be Catholic.
The Moors were driven out of Spain in 1492.
The Moors ruled Spain for about 700 years.
The Moors invaded Spain in April 710 with 9,000 t0 10,000 troops. They landed at Jabal Tariq (Gibraltar). The conquest was completed the following year when a second Moorish army of 18,000 joined the invading forces.
The Muslims, or Moors, who invaded Spain from Africa, ruled all or part of the Iberian Peninsula from 711 AD until 1492.
Spain was invaded by Moors from western North Africa.
The Moors were Muslims from northeastern Africa that invaded the Iberian peninsula (Spain and Portugal) during the middle ages.
They were driven out because the Christians who were displaced in power when the Moors invaded wanted their power, lands, and lifestyle back.
This is the year when the moors (Muslims) invaded the Iberian Peninsula.
Berber warriors from what is now Morocco, called the Moors.
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.
The Africans alone couldn't have hoped to try and eliminate Spain. The arabs and african arabs (moors) invaded Spain in what was known as the Muslim conquests.
to change the religion of the spanish people
The Moors invaded Europe to defeat the Christian Visigoths in the Iberian Peninsula. They intended to spread Islam across this area, which is now known as Spain.
Spain exiled Moors in Spain before 1492. Spain also sent missionaries to Spain to Christianize the natives.
Muslims and Jews were expelled from Spain in 1492 unless they converted to Catholicism. The Kings of Aragon and the Queen of Castille (at the time these two countries represented practically the whole of the current Spain) want their countries to be Catholic.