The History Of Spain Podcast

This is episode 20 called Muslim Umayyad conquest of Spain and in this episode you will learn: SHOW NOTES - Introduction to a new and complex era of the history of Spain, the Medieval Spain of Muslims and Christians - What was Pre-Islamic Arabia like - A brief history of the rise of Islam, from the reveleations of the Prophet Muhammad to the Rashidun and Umayyad Caliphates - Why the conquest of Spain was the logical step to follow after the conquest of North Africa and what was the Iberian Peninsula like before their conquest - Introduction to the main characters of the initial conquest of the Visigothic Kingdom: Tariq ibn Ziyad and Count Julian - How the Muslim forces of Tariq crushed the Visigothic army of Roderic in the Battle of Guadalete, and the betrayal of the brothers of former King Wittiza, Oppas and Sisebut - Why the weak military system was a cause of the abrupt fall of the Visigothic Kingdom - How Tariq ibn Ziyad took advantage of his victory and transformed the expedition from a large-scale rai