ISLAMIC SPAIN Abdul Rahman I landed in Spain in 756, declaring himself ruler of the emirate based around Cordoba. In 785 he ordered the building of the Mezquita Mezquita Mezquita Mezquita. He founded the Umayyad sect who ruled Spain for three centuries. Abdul al Rahman II (792 – 852) 1964 1986 Abdul Al Rahman III (912 – 961) proclaimed the Caliphate of Cordoba 1991 Ibn Hazm (994 – 1064). A polymath and theologian who lived in Cordoba 1986 Al Zargali (1029 – 1087), was born in Granada and moved to Cordoba in his later years, where he developed the SaphaeaAstrolabe Saphaea Astrolabe used by navigators into the C16 th 1986 Ibn Rusd Averroes (1126 – 1198) Islamic philosopher and astronomer 1967 Arqueria of the Mezquita of Cordoba. Caliphate mail being sent by pigeon. 1986 Islamic rule lasted until 1492 when Queen Isabella of Castile and King Ferdinand of Aragon reclaimed Spain. Arab messenger 1984