The Berber commander, Tariq ibn Ziyad, head of a small Umayyad force, crosses to Spain from North Africa with the support of Count Julian of Ceuta. At the Battle of Guadelete, ibn Ziyad’s troops defeat the large army of the Visigothic king, Roderic, bringing an end to Visigothic rule and paving the way for the Muslim conquest of Iberia.
Tariq ibn Ziyad Crosses To Spain
