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On April 30, 711 the armies of Tariq landed at Gibraltar (Which is named for Tariq - Jabal Tariq). Upon landing, Tariq famously ordered all the ships to be burnt and issued the following proclamation:
"Brothers in Islam! We now have the enemy in front of us and the deep sea behind us. We cannot return to our homes, because we have burnt our boats. We shall now either defeat the enemy and win or die a coward's death by drowning in the sea. Who will follow me?"
The Moor armies swept through Spain and won a decisive victory in the summer of 711 when the Visigoth king, Roderic was defeated and killed at the Battle of Guadalete. Afterwards, Tariq was made governor of Spain for a while, but he would eventually return to Morocco.