The Christian noble Don Pelayo defeats a Moorish army at the battle of Covadonga and is declared king of Asturias.

Toledo soon falls and within 2 years the Moors (Muslims) take control of the entire Iberian Peninsula as far north as the Pyrenees. This marks the start of the Muslim conquest of Spain.ħ13 A.D. King Roderick is defeated near Medina Guadelete in Andalusia. The Arab governor of Tangier ( Tariq Ibn Ziyad ) invades Spain, landing at Gibraltar with approximately 10,000 troops ( Mainly Berbers along with some Vizigoth allies from Ceuta). The Byzantines (Greeks) lose the Balearic Islands to the Moors (When the Roman Empire fell the Islands where first conquered by the Vandals followed by the Byzantines and finally the Moors ) The council of Toledo approves the 'Great Legal Code'. King Reccared converts to the Roman Catholic faith thus creating unity between the church and the crown. The Visigoth empire reaches its zenith during the reign of King Leovigild. The Visigoths' Kingdom of Toledo stretches from Asturias to Morocco, controlling the entire Iberian Peninsula Only the Vascones (Basques) are never fully beaten. The Iberian Peninsula is invaded by the arian Visigoths who drive out the Germanic tribes.

The Roman Empire is in decline and Hispania is invaded by Germanic tribes.

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