Military History | Reconquista
Al-Andalus and the Reconquista 711 - 1492

Andalusian Chess

Andalusian Chess

Posted 22 Oct 2002

A Muslim army from Morocco defeated the Visigothic King of Spain in 711 AD and over the next few years imposed Islamic rule over much of the Iberian Peninsular. But a rump Christian state remained and over many centuries managed to reconquer Spain and Portugal.