In 711 CE, Tariq bin Ziyad, a Berber commander under the Umayyad Caliphate, led the Muslim army across the Strait of Gibraltar and defeated King Roderic of the Visigoths. This marked the beginning of the Islamic conquest of Spain (Al-Andalus). The famous Rock of Gibraltar is named after him (Jabal al-Tariq → "Mountain of Tariq").
Who was the conqueror of Spain?
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