thumb|Moorish army (right) of Almanzor during the Reconquista Battle of San Esteban de Gormaz, from Cantigas de Alfonso X el Sabio The languages spoken in the parts of the Iberian Peninsula under Muslim rule were Andalusian Arabic and Mozarabic; they became extinct after the expulsion of the Moriscos, but Arabic language influence on the Spanish language can still be found today. The Muslims were resisted in parts of the Iberian Peninsula in areas of the northwest (such as Asturias, where they were defeated at the battle of Covadonga) and the largely Basque Country in the Pyrenees. Though the number of Moorish colonists was small, many native Iberian inhabitants converted to Islam. By 1000, according to Ronald Segal, some 5,000,000 of Iberia's 7,000,000 inhabitants, most of them descended from indigenous Iberian converts, were Muslim. There were also Sub-Saharan Africans who had been absorbed into al-Andalus to be used as soldiers and slaves. The Berber and Sub-Saharan African soldiers were known as "tangerines" because they were imported through Tangier.Ronald Segal, Islam's Black Slaves (2003), Atlantic Books,
thumb|moorish army (right) of almanzor during the reconquista battle of san esteban de gormaz from cantigas de alfonso x el sabio the languages spoken in the parts of the iberian peninsula under muslim rule were andalusian arabic and mozarabic; they became extinct after the expulsion of the moriscos but arabic language influence on the spanish language can still be found today the muslims were resisted in parts of the iberian peninsula in areas of the northwest (such as asturias where they were defeated at the battle of covadonga) and the largely basque country in the pyrenees though the number of moorish colonists was small many native iberian inhabitants converted to islam by 1000 according to ronald segal some 5000000 of iberia's 7000000 inhabitants most of them descended from indigenous iberian converts were muslim there were also sub-saharan africans who had been absorbed into al-andalus to be used as soldiers and slaves the berber and sub-saharan african soldiers were known as "tangerines" because they were imported through tangierronald segal islam's black slaves (2003) atlantic books