Tariq ibn Ziyad
Tariq ibn Ziyad was a Muslim general who led the Islamic conquest of Visigothic Hispania in 711-718 A.D. He is considered to be one of the most important military commanders in Iberian history. The name "Gibraltar" is the Spanish derivation of the Arabic name "Jabal Tāriq" () (meaning "mountain of Tariq"), named after him.