▁Vis ig oth s , ▁who ▁occupied ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁I ber ian ▁Pen ins ula ▁and ▁exp elled ▁or ▁partially ▁integrated ▁the ▁V and als ▁and ▁the ▁Al ans . ▁The ▁Vis ig oth s ▁eventually ▁occupied ▁the ▁Sue bi ▁kingdom ▁and ▁its ▁capital ▁city , ▁B rac ara ▁( mod ern ▁day ▁B rag a ), ▁in ▁ 5 8 4 – 5 8 5 . ▁They ▁would ▁also ▁occup y ▁the ▁province ▁of ▁the ▁By z antine ▁Empire ▁( 5 5 2 – 6 2 4 ) ▁of ▁Sp ania ▁in ▁the ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁pen ins ula ▁and ▁the ▁B ale ar ic ▁Islands . ▁ ▁In ▁ 7 1 1 , ▁a ▁Muslim ▁army ▁conquer ed ▁the ▁Vis ig oth ic ▁Kingdom ▁in ▁His p ania . ▁Under ▁T ari q ▁ibn ▁Z iy ad , ▁the ▁Islam ic ▁army ▁land ed ▁at ▁Gib ral tar ▁and , ▁in ▁an ▁eight - year ▁campaign , ▁occupied ▁all ▁except ▁the ▁northern ▁kingdom s ▁of ▁the ▁I ber ian ▁Pen ins ula ▁in ▁the ▁Um ay y ad ▁con quest ▁of ▁His p ania . ▁Al - And alus ▁( , ▁ ▁tr . ▁al - ʾ And al ū s , ▁possibly ▁" Land ▁of ▁the ▁V and als "), ▁is ▁the ▁Arab ic ▁name ▁given ▁to ▁Muslim ▁I ber ia . ▁The ▁Muslim ▁conquer ors ▁were ▁Arab s ▁and ▁Ber bers ; ▁following ▁the ▁con quest , ▁conversion ▁and ▁arab ization ▁of ▁the ▁His p ano - R