Battle of Écija (711)
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changes Écija falls to Muslims
| Battle of Écija (711) | |||||||||
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| Part of Muslim conquest of the Iberian Peninsula | |||||||||
 City of Écija | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Visigothic Kingdom | Umayyad Caliphate | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
| Unknown | Ṭāriq ibn Ziyad | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| Heavy | Heavy | ||||||||
The Battle of Écija was a military engagement between the Umayyad Muslims and the remaining Visigoths who survived the battle of Guadalete. The battle ended in Muslim victory.
After the Muslim victory at Guadalete, the Umayyad general Tariq bin Ziyad marched towards Córdoba to capture it in early August 711. Tariq gave no quarter for the Visigoth as he marched, eliminating any resistance on his way. The first place Tariq reached was Morón de la Frontera; however, the town offered no resistance and surrendered. Afterwards, Tariq set off to Córdoba. Going north-east, he stopped at Écija.[1] The city of Écija was an important bastion that controlled movements in different directions. Many Visigoth who survived the battle of Guadalete took refuge at Écija.[2][3][4]