TARIQ IBN ZIYAD
(Ṭāriq ibn Ziyād)
The Muslims conquered Spain and controlled it to one extent or another for 600 years.
The Muslims conquered Spain and controlled it to one extent or another for 600 years. In the strict Muslim culture access to sex with was a major attraction. The Moors brought few women with them and in their 600 year dominance of much of Spain interbred profusely do that today there is some Moorish blood in most Spanish families.
Ṭāriq ibn Ziyād (Arabic: طارق بن زياد) also known simply as Tarik in English, was a Berber Umayyad commander who initiated the Muslim Umayyad conquest of Visigothic Hispania (Present day Spain and Portugal) in 711–718 AD. He led a large army and crossed the Strait of Gibraltar from the North African coast, consolidating his troops at what is today known as the Rock of Gibraltar. The name "Gibraltar" is the Spanish derivation of the Arabic name Jabal Ṭāriq (جبل طارق), meaning "mountain of Ṭāriq", which is named after him.
