Teejay
Gone Fishin'
Arab? Werent most of the muslims in Spain Berbers?
Yes most of the manpower of the Arab conquest of Spain were Berbers. Actually the a break for the Kingdom of Asturias, was the Berbers in Galicia revolting in 741. That revolted allowed the Kingdom of Asturias to annex Galicia and Leon, thereby greatly strengthening it against the Moors.