History of Al-Andalus

Essay # 47285

History > European
Religion and Theology > Islam

A brief look at the history of the arrival of Muslims in Spain from the beginning of the Second Millennium.

2,329 words () | 1 source | MLA | 2003 United States

Paper Summary:

This paper discusses the history of the Muslim migration into Spain from the early 1000s until the modern day. It looks at how how this migration affected the culture and history of the Spanish locals. It also discusses the Berber peoples and how the Muslims in Spain are still affected today.

From the Paper:

"When thinking of Islamic states, the contemporary world lists countries like Iran, Pakistan and Jordan. Yet in he history of the world, there is an almost forgotten Muslim state- al Andalus, the great empire of the Muslims from North Africa that lasted from the year 711, the date of the first Muslim invasion in Spain, to the year 1492, when the last independent Muslim power in Granada was destroyed."