Major Dates
Main article: Timeline of the Muslim presence in the Iberian peninsula- 711: The Muslim conquest of Iberia begins.
- 718: Moorish Islamic rule is at its widest, covering almost all of the Iberian Peninsula, the Pyrenees, and part of today's southern France.
- 722: Battle of Covadonga in the north-west of Iberia. The Christian Reconquista begins.
- 739: Moorish garrison driven out of Galicia by Asturian-Galician forces.
- 800: The Franks complete the reconquest of all of today's southern French territory and the Pyrenees and establish the Spanish March.
- 801: The Franks reconquer Barcelona.
- 868: Reconquest of the city of Porto, leading to the establishment of the County of Portucale (Latin name of that city).
- 914: Completion of the reconquest of the north-west. Muslims briefly retake Barcelona.
- 1085: Toledo reconquered by Castilian forces.
- 1147: Siege of Lisbon. Forces from the Second Crusade and the Kingdom of Portugal expel the Moorish forces from the city.
- 1236: Half of Iberia has been reconquered by the Christians. Cadiz seized by Castilian forces attacking from the sea.
- 1249: King Afonso III of Portugal takes Faro (in the Algarve), ending the Portuguese part of the Reconquista in 1250. The Emirate of Granada remains the only Muslim state in Iberia.
- 1300s and 1400s: Marinid Muslims seize control of some towns on the southern coast but are soon driven out.
- 1492: Treaty of Granada completes the Reconquista.
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