In the year 711 Muslim Moors of Arab and Berber descent from North Africa crossed the Strait of Gibraltar into the Iberian Peninsula, defeated the Christian inhabitants in a series of wars, and founded the first Muslim countries in Europe.
In the year 711 Muslim Moors of Arab and Berber descent from North Africa crossed the Strait of Gibraltar into the Iberian Peninsula, defeated the Christian inhabitants in a series of wars, and founded the first Muslim countries in Europe.