Qualla: Battle of Guadalete https://qualla.com/battle-of-guadalete en-us © 2026 Bendyline Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:21:17 GMT Qualla serial false Qualla support@bendyline.com yes https://qualla.com/_res/siteimages/rsslogo.png Qualla: Battle of Guadalete https://qualla.com/battle-of-guadalete Battle of Guadalete: Introduction https://qualla.com/battle-of-guadalete/ Nobody knows exactly where it happened. The river it is named for may be the wrong river. The date is disputed by a full year. The size of both armies is wildly uncertain. And yet the Battle of Guadalete in July 711 was one of the most consequential engagements in European history -- the moment when the Visigothic kingdom that had ruled Iberia for three centuries collapsed in a single afternoon, opening the peninsula to Muslim rule that would last, in some form, until 1492.

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]]> Fri, 13 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/e/y/e/8/battle-of-guadalete-wp/eye8-battle-of-guadalete-intro.mp3 0:06 1 full Battle of Guadalete: Crossing the Rock https://qualla.com/battle-of-guadalete/ Tariq ibn Ziyad, commander of the Berber garrison at Tangiers, crossed the strait and landed at the Rock of Calpe -- the future Gibraltar, whose name derives from the Arabic Jebel Tariq, the Rock of Tariq. A legend recorded by al-Idrisi claims he burned his boats after landing to...

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]]> Fri, 13 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/e/y/e/8/battle-of-guadalete-wp/eye8-battle-of-guadalete-crossing-the-rock.mp3 0:06 2 full Battle of Guadalete: A Kingdom Divided Against Itself https://qualla.com/battle-of-guadalete/ King Roderic ruled a fractured realm. He had come to power under disputed circumstances after the death or assassination of his predecessor Wittiza, and a rival named Achila II controlled the northeast. According to al-Maqqari, Roderic was fighting the Basques in the north when w...

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]]> Fri, 13 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/e/y/e/8/battle-of-guadalete-wp/eye8-battle-of-guadalete-a-kingdom-divided-against-itself.mp3 0:06 3 full Battle of Guadalete: The Collapse https://qualla.com/battle-of-guadalete/ The battle itself, fought over perhaps a week of skirmishes near the marshy plain between the rivers Barbate and Guadalete, ended in catastrophe for the Visigoths. A cavalry wing that had secretly pledged to rebel against Roderic stood aside at the critical moment, opening a gap ...

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]]> Fri, 13 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/e/y/e/8/battle-of-guadalete-wp/eye8-battle-of-guadalete-the-collapse.mp3 0:06 4 full Battle of Guadalete: The Sources That Disagree https://qualla.com/battle-of-guadalete/ The battle's significance is inversely proportional to the reliability of its sources. The primary account, the Mozarabic Chronicle written shortly after 754, provides sparse detail. Later Arabic sources, beginning with Ibn Abd al-Hakam writing around 860, offer richer narratives...

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