Brian Galvan
The Fall of Hispania
The Fall of Hispania is an instrumental from Brian Galvan, released November 8, 2026.
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The story of The Fall of Hispania
Spring of the year 711. Under cover of night, a commander named Tariq ibn Ziyad crosses the narrow strait from Africa with seven thousand men and lands beneath a great rock that will carry his name forever: Jabal Tariq, Gibraltar.
Legend says he burned his own ships on the shore so no man could turn back.
"The sea is behind you, the enemy before you."
Weeks later, at the river Guadalete, the Visigothic king Roderic rides into battle and is never seen again.
Within a few short years, nearly all of Hispania has fallen.
A kingdom vanished, and an eight hundred year war began.
Instrumental. The Fall of Hispania has no vocals: it is one of the instrumental scores by Brian Galvan. Play it above.
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