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Today in European history: the Battle of Guadalete (711)

July 19, 2016July 19, 2020 ~ DWD ~ Leave a comment

On or around this date in 711 Berber and Visigothic armies met in the Battle of Guadalete, one of the decisive engagements in the Islamic conquest of Iberia and establishment of al-Andalus.

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