by Patrick Girard · Algaida · tapa dura · ISBN 9788498771800
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In the year 711, Western Europe encounters Islam for the first time. An army from Tangier, led by the Berber Tarik ibn Ziyad, lands in Spain and subdues much of the kingdom. This invasion, the result of an intrigue between the Byzantine exarch of Septem (Ceuta) and Christian nobles, transforms Córdoba into the capital of Spain, where Arabs, Berbers, Christians, and Jews coexist. In the year 750, Abderramán, a survivor of the Umayyad dynasty, settles in the city, marking the beginning of a new era in al-Ándalus. Patrick Girard recounts this fascinating medieval history, presenting authentic characters and intense passions in the context of the construction of Spain.
