The Umayyad conquest of Hispania left an indelible mark on the Iberian peninsula. It resulted in the destruction of the Visigothic Kingdom, the period known as the Reconquista, and left impacts on the Iberian languages that are still seen to this day, among other things.
So my question is simple: what if, for whatever reason, they never conquered it? How would it affect the history of Iberia and the Islamic world? What other consequences would it have?
So my question is simple: what if, for whatever reason, they never conquered it? How would it affect the history of Iberia and the Islamic world? What other consequences would it have?