Tariq ibn Ziyad was a Muslim general of native North African origin who led the initial Islamic invasion of Iberia in 711-718 AD. Appointed to his position by the Arab Musa ibn Nusayr, his military successes would result in the Islamicization of al-Andalus (the Arab term for their Iberian provinces) under the Umayyad Caliphate. The Rock of Gibraltar on the Spanish coast, which you can see in the lower left of this composition, derives its modern name from the Arab term Jabal Tariq (“Mountain of Tariq”), named in his honor.