**Tariq bin Ziyad** (c. 670–720 CE) was a Berber general and pivotal figure in the Umayyad Caliphate’s expansion into the Iberian Peninsula. In 711 CE, under the command of Governor Musa ibn Nusayr, he led an army across the Strait of Gibraltar, landing at the rock later named *Jabal Tariq* (Gibraltar) in his honor. His decisive victory at the Batt