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Hello, this is Kori, and today we are going to continue talking about Spain in the Middle Ages.

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We are going to be talking about Al-Andalus.

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In the year 711, the Muslims defeated the Visigoths at the Battle of Guadalete.

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The Muslims already dominated North Africa. Within seven years the Muslims had occupied

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almost all of the Iberian Peninsula. This means they controlled almost all of the Iberian Peninsula

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and North Africa. Al-Andalus became part of the powerful Islamic empire. This was a strong empire.

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Cordoba became the capital of Al-Andalus. In the year 756, Al-Andalus became an independent

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emirate. It became independent. Then in the 10th century, in the year 929,

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Amir Abd al-Rahman III proclaimed himself Caliph of Cordoba. So in the year 929,

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Amir Abdurrahman III said he was the leader of Cordoba. This made Cordoba a

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caliphate. Al-Andalus was one of the main centers for trade and culture in the

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Mediterranean. This means Al-Andalus was a really important place for trade,

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exchanging goods, and for culture. After the fall of the Caliphate in the 11th

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century, the year 1031, Al-Andalus broke up into several Taifa kingdoms. So when

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the Caliphate fell, it broke apart. Al-Andalus broke up into several Taifa

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kingdoms. Now if we look at our picture on the right, you can see this red line

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shows the Christian-Muslim frontier. These red arrows show the campaigns of

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Muslim conquest. Alright, that's all for now.