| Lisbon is the first of our calls around the Iberian peninsula. |
| The genus arose some time in the Late Oligocene to Early Miocene epochs, in the Iberian peninsula and adjacent areas of southwest Europe. |
| The Abbasids built their capital in Baghdad after replacing the Umayyad caliphs from all but the Iberian peninsula. |
| All modern Ibero-Romance idioms originated in the north of the Iberian peninsula. |
| In the early 15th century, the countries of the Iberian peninsula began to sponsor exploration beyond the boundaries of Europe. |
| Beginning in the 8th century, the campaign to recapture of the Iberian peninsula from the Muslims was known as the Reconquista. |
