The name "Andalusia," the autonomous community of southern Spain, comes from the original Arabic name given to the territory after its conquest in 720 A.D. Al-Andalus, they called it, "The land of the Vandals," refering to the Visigoths North African Arabs found living there, worshiping false idols, when they crossed the Straits of Gibralter in 711.
Thought you'd like to know.
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