The Moor Tariq Ibn Ziyad conquers Andalusia and burns his ships to ensure his troops understand that there is no going back and for 800 years Andalusia became the home of the Moors! 🔥 In 711 AD, the Moorish commander Tariq Ibn Ziyad landed in Iberia, burned his ships, and told his soldiers: “Behind you is the sea, before you is the enemy.” That bold act marked the beginning of 800 years of Moorish rule in Andalusia, where African, Arab, and Berber civilizations built cities of light, science, a