Battle of Guadalete
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The Battle of Guadalete was the first major battle of the Muslim conquest of the Iberian Peninsula, fought in July 711 at an unidentified location in what is now southern Spain between the Visigoths u
The Visigothic retreat in front of the Berber cavalry, as depicted by Salvador Martínez Cubells (1845–1914)
Visigothic Kingdom
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The Visigothic Kingdom, Visigothic Spain or Kingdom of the Goths was a barbarian kingdom that occupied what is now southwestern France and the Iberian Peninsula from the 5th to the 8th century. One of
Battle of Guadalete
…depicted by Salvador Martínez Cubells (1845–1914) Date July 711 Location Near a body of water in southern Iberia Result Umayyad victory Belligerents Visigothic Kingdom Umayyad Caliphate Commanders and leaders Roderic † Ṭāriq ibn Ziyad Strength ~2,500 (Collins) 33,000 (Lewis) ~1,900 (Collins) 12,000 (Lewis) Casualties…
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Theodoric I by Fabrizio Castello (1560–1617)
Clovis I fights the Visigoths
Visigothic pseudo-imperial gold tremissis in the name of Emperor Justinian I, 6th century: the Christian cross on the breast defines the Visigothic attribution. (British Museum)