No Al-Andalus?

Suppose that a Visigothic analog to Charles Martel leads a successful resistance against the Islamic invasion of Iberia. How does Iberian civilization develop without the period of Muslim rule?
 

PhilippeO

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Civil War between supporter of Wittiza, Count Julian, Arian and Jew with smaller Muslim auxuliaries against supporter of Roderic and the Catholic.

if Charles Martel equivalent is Catholic, after the war he will persecute Arian and Jew harshly. probably expel non-catholic to Ceuta.

ethnic conflict is also possible, if Hispania is christian pennisula. there are byzantine presence on east coast, Berber, Visigoth and native spaniard.
 
The unification of the Peninsula had been performed before the invassion. The byzantine elements have been assimilated and the jews were already suffering badly (that's why they cooperated with the islamic invaders).
 
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