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... as was also Don Sancho, Infante of Aragon and Archbishop of Toledo, after the
... [DOC] [TLE] History of Madrid - Wikipedia [PAR] For its political evolution, see Madrid capital. The fountain of Cybele, from 1792, 
at Plaza de Cibeles. The documented history of Madrid dates to the 9th century, 
even though the area has been inhabited since the Stone Age. The development 
of Madrid as a city began when Philip II moved his court there from Toledo in the 
1560s. ... The Moors built a citadel, al-Mudayna, around this castle. [DOC] [TLE] Timeline of the Muslim presence in the Iberian Peninsula - Wikipedia [PAR] This is a timeline of notable events during the period of Muslim presence in Iberia
, starting with ... 717  Crdoba becomes the capital of Muslim Al-Andalus. 718  
Pelayo, a Christian ... Rebels in North Africa defeat a Syrian force and kill its 
commander Kulthum. ... 764  Abd ar-Rahman I takes Toledo from Hisham ibn 
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1333. Followed by, Castilian Gibraltar. The history of Moorish Gibraltar began 
with the landing of the Muslims in Hispania and the fall ... Gibraltar was subjected 
to several more sieges before its final fall on 20... [DOC] [TLE] Marvo - Wikipedia [PAR] Marvo is a municipality in Portalegre District in Portugal. The population in 2011 
was 3,512, ... Ibn Marwan, who constructed the Castle of Marvo - likely on the 
site of an .... The Vettones culture was renowned for its cattle-rearing and Verraco 
.... The Visigothic capital was in Toledo, on the river Tagus: this favoured river... [DOC] [TLE] Decline Of The Moorish Power In Spain - World History International [PAR] which with its splendid capital of Cordova had flourished for almost three 
hundred years, entered upon a decline that was the beginning of its final ... The 
fall of Toledo, however it might have been foreseen by the ... he rapidly seized on 
the fortresses of Madrid, Maqueda, Guadalaxara, and ..... massacred the guard. 
Yussef... [DOC] [TLE] Granada | Spain | Britannica.com [PAR] Dec 8, 2014 ... City, capital of Granada provincia (province) in the comunidad ... on the city's coat 
of arms, or from its Moorish name, Karnattah (Gharnah), ... founded in 1526 
and received its charter in 1531; it is now housed in a former Jesuit college. ... as 
the Alcazabathe fortress that guarded itand the Generalife,... [DOC] [TLE] Spain: The Best Castles of Spain - TripAdvisor [PAR] The term Moor now denotes a Muslim who was born in Spain or in another 
country. ... The frontier kept going south slowly, but there was no turning back for 
the Christians. .... In 1085 King Alfonso VI conquered Toledo from the Moors and 
in 1090, his ... This town is famous for its Moorish castle, called Burgalimar, built 
by the... [DOC] [TLE] The History of the Languedoc: The Moors. [PAR] The Visigoths retained a presence in Spain, with Toledo as their capital until 715. 
... held on to Narbonne and its dependent territories until Pepin the Short took the 
fortress ... The Moorish Conquest of the Iberian Peninsular (710-756) ... gathered 
his forces and marched south, where he was defeated by Tariqibn Ziyadatthe... [DOC] [TLE] Tourism in Seville in Andalusia, Spain | spain.info USA [PAR] The streets and squares in the historic quarter of the capital of Andalusia are 
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Question: Beginning as a Moorish fortress that guarded Toledo to the south, it's now the capital
Answer: Madrid