History of the Moors of Spain

"[...] Roderick, the last Gothic king, opposed his course. Subsequently, having received re-enforcements \'7b35\'7d from Africa, Tarik vanquished Roderick himself at the battle of Xeres, where that unfortunate monarch perished during the general flight in which the conflict terminated, A.D. 714, Heg. 96. After this battle, the Mohammedan general, profiting by his victory, penetrated into Estremadura, Andalusia, and the two[...]".