Spain and Her Colonies, Compiled from the Best Authorities
History
Spain and Her Colonies, Compiled from the Best Authorities
Spain -- History
Liuva II. 603
Witerico 610
Gundemaro 612
Sisebuto 621
Recaredo II. 621
Suintila 631
Sisenando 635
Tulga 640
Chindasvinto 650
Recesvinto 672
Wamba 680
Ervigio 687
Egica 701
Witiza 709
Don Rodrigo 711
The Moors entered Spain and defeated Don Rodrigo at the battle of
Guadalete, who disappeared there. The Moors occupied in the two
following years almost the whole of the Peninsula, and governed
under the dependence of the Caliphs of Damascus.
_Moorish Rulers in Spain_
Emirs dependent on the
Caliphs of Damascus 711-715
Independent Caliphate established
by the Ommeyah
family, the capital being
Cordova 755-1009
Kings of Taifas, governors
of the provinces which declared
themselves independent
during the last
Caliphate, Hischen II. 1009-1090
The Almoravides from Africa
established themselves
in the Moorish territory
of the Peninsula 1090-1157
The Almohades conquered
the Almoravides 1157-1212
Kings of Granada. The
Moorish domination is
reduced to the kingdom
of Granada 1226-1492
The rule of the Moors in Spain ends in 1492, at the conquest of
Granada.
_Kings of Asturias, Leon, and Castile_
Pelayo (the re-conquest begins) 718, D. 737
Favila 739
Alonso I., el Catolico 757
Favila I. (fixes his Court at Oviedo) 768
Aurelio 774
Silo 783
Mauregato 788
Bermudo I., el Diacono 795
Alonso II., el Casto 843
Ramiro I. 850
Ordoño I. 865
Alonso III., el Magno 910
Divided the kingdom of Galicia, Leon, and Asturias, among his sons,
the three following kings.
Garcia 913
Ordoño II. 923
Fruela II. 924
Ordoño fixed his Court at Leon, and here end the named kings or
Asturias.
Alonso IV., el Monge 930
Ramiro II. 950
Ordoño III. 955
Sancho I., el Craso 967
Ramiro III. 982
Bermudo II. 999
Alonso V., el Noble 1028
Bermudo III. 1037
The territory of Castile, which formed a separate state, governed
by _Condes_, passed to Dona Sancha and Don Fernando I., who
entitled themselves Kings of Castile and Leon.
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