Islamic rule govenrned the southern part of the Iberian peninsula for seven hundred years. In medieval history, "al-Andalus" (Arabic: ) was the name given to the parts of the Iberian Peninsula and Septimania governed by Arab and North African Muslims (given the generic name of Moors), at various times in the period between 711 and 1492.
Can we infer the following?
There was a period of time where Spain and Portugal did not have power over the Iberian peninsula.
Yes