[DOC] [TLE] Battle of Guadalete - Wikipedia [PAR] The Battle of Guadalete was fought in 711 or 712 at an unidentified location 
between the Christian Visigoths of Hispania under their king, Roderic, and an 
invading force of the Muslim Berbers and ... In the battle Roderic lost his life, 
along with many members of the Visigothic nobility, opening the way for the 
capture of the... [DOC] [TLE] Tariq ibn Ziyad - Wikipedia [PAR] riq ibn Ziyd (Arabic:       ) was a Muslim commander who led the 
Islamic Umayyad conquest of Visigothic Hispania in 711718 A.D. Under the 
orders of the Umayyad Caliph Al-Walid I he led a large army and crossed the 
Strait of Gibraltar from the North African coast, ... The name "Gibraltar" is the 
Spanish derivation of the Arabic name Jabal... [DOC] [TLE] The Legacy of Al-Andalus: Muslim Spain - HispanicMuslims.com [PAR] In 711, Arabs crossed the Straight of Gibraltar (derived from 'Gabal Al-Tariq': ... 
King Roderic, the last Visigoth ruler had reportedly "kidnapped" and raped the 
Governor ... and the Muslims' organization, the Muslim army easily defeated 
Roderic's ... 6 Spain was home to by far the largest and most brilliant Jewish 
community in... [DOC] [TLE] Moorish Spain al-Andalus Spainthenandnow [PAR] The man responsible was Roderic (Rodrigo), the last king of the Visigoths. ... ibn 
Nusayr-- sent over an invading army under Tariq (ibn Ziyad) in 711. ... lands of 
the Visigoths had fallen under Muslim rule and the Moors had crossed the ... they 
had defeated Roderic, had eliminated a major component of Visigothic 
resistance. [DOC] [TLE] Roderick | king of Visigoths | Britannica.com [PAR] The last Visigothic king of Spain, who died in the Muslim invasion. ... Ziyd, 
crossed with his main force and defeated Roderick on the Guadalete River, ... 
riq marched straight on to Toledo, and most of Spain capitulated. ... In April or 
May of 711 Ms sent an Amazigh army headed by riq ibn Ziyd .... High 
speed train. [DOC] [TLE] Visigothic Spain - Spain in Antiquity - History - Spain - Europe [PAR] In 409 Germanic tribes migrating south crossed the Pyrenees and swept into ... 
The Visigothic kings ruled Spain from France, treating it as an occupied ... In the 
early 7th century the Visigoths conquered the last remaining Byzantine ... After 
defeating Roderick's army at the Battle of Guadalete in southern Spain, Muslim 
forces... [DOC] [TLE] Muslim Conquest of Spain and Reconquista by Spain - Jewish History [PAR] Islamic Spain was a multi-cultural mix of Muslims, Christians and Jews. ... In 711 
Muslim forces invaded and in seven years conquered the Iberian peninsula. ... 
The Muslim army defeated the Visigoth army easily, and Roderick was killed in 
battle. ..... later, Boabdil, the last Moorish king, surrendered the city to the 
Spaniards. [DOC] [TLE] Islam and Europe Timeline (355-1291 A.D.) - The Latin Library [PAR] The Arabs under Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas defeat a Sasanian army in the battle of .... 
711: With the further conquest of Egypt, Spain and North Africa, Islam ... the strait 
separating Africa and Europe with a group of Muslims and enters Spain ... Ziyad 
kills King Rodrigo (or Roderic), Visigoth ruler of Spain, at the Guadalete River in... [DOC] [TLE] Lost Islamic History | Christianity and the Muslim Conquest of Spain [PAR] Mar 9, 2013 ... The story of the Muslim invasion of Spain is one of justice, freedom, and religious 
... Arius, began to accumulate a large following among people in North Africa. ... 
In the early 700s, Iberia was controlled by a Visigothic king, Roderic, who ... Thus, 
in 711, Tariq led an army of a few thousand to the southern... [DOC] [TLE] Moors in Spain | History of the Moors in Spain | Spanish Fiestas [PAR] By 711, the Arabs and Berbers had converted to the Islamic religion which was ... 
crossed the Straits of Gibraltar and defeated the Visigothic army of King Roderic 
at the ... Astronomy, medicine, mathematics and one of the largest Muslim 
libraries in the ... Granada was thus the

Question: In 711 a large Muslim army crossed this strait & defeated Roderick, the last Visigoth king of Spain
Answer: Strait of Gibraltar