Islamic Spain

AD 711: Moors invaded Spain from North Africa and conquered most of it.

AD 720: Moors crossed the Pyrenees Mountains nd pushed into France.

AD 732: At the Battle of Poitiers they were defeated an driven out of France.

13th century: Moors built Alhambra palace in Granada.

AD 1000: The Moors began to lose control of Spain.

AD 1250: The Moors only controled the area around Granada.

AD 1492: The Christian rulers Ferdinand and Isabella drove them out.

Al-Andalus was the most advanced part of Spain ;...

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