During this period al-Andalus had to fight the Christians and the Franks.
The governors of the provinces declared their independence.
The caliphate disintegrated into 28 independent kingdoms, or taifas.
This was the period of greatest splendour of al-Andalus.
Almanzor plundered Barcelona and Santiago
Abderraman III proclaimed himself caliph.
In 756 Abderraman I proclaimed himself an independent emir.
Al-Andalus became an emirate.
The battle of Covadonga.
The battle of Guadalete.
In 711 Tarik crossed the Strait of Gibraltar.
The Muladi rebellion.
