Continuities In Spain

On 711 a group called the Moors conquered the southern part of the peninsula of modern day Spain. The invasion of the peninsula resulted from a help call from one group of visigoths, the Witizans. The place where the Muslim groups established their region is called al-Andalus, now day the region of Andalucía. One important place on this region was called the Caliphate of Córdoba where different cultural advances occurred. A cultural combination between the Hispano-Roman and Moorish happened due to it’s location. The culture of Spain, such as the architecture, language, the different techniques or labors, social organization, science and the organization of cities, was affected and changed in the time due to the presence of the Muslim peoples in the Caliphate of Córdoba.
One of the most impacting apportations to the Spanish culture was the architectural styles of the Islamic mosques. For instance one of the most beautiful buildings in the world, Is
One of the most famous philosopher in Muslim Spain was Averroes or also known as Abd Rushd. “His works were banned and burned.” “Averroes seems to have been one of these multi-talented men ahead of this time.” He made astronomical observations in modern-day Morocco, and he brought medical advances. Spain’s cultural background was benefited by the discoveries of this philosopher in the time of the Moors.
The social organization was something that was very clear in the Caliphate of Córdoba. “In al-Andalus, the Moors lived in their own neighborhoods or Morerias, and by the middle of the 14th century there were over a thousand throughout the land. The Jewish population lived in their own quarters called Juderias with their synagogues.” The social split reflected how the Muslims treated the other religions in Córdoba and how by this the social organization in