The Moors arrived in 711. On January 2, 1492 the last Moors were defeated militarily and surrendered the Alhambra in Granada. Later in the same year they were forced to convert to Christianity or...
"Spain" is the English equivalent of the Spanish word "Espana"; which his derived from the Roman Latin name for the region "Hispania" which may be a variation of "Hesperia" meaning "Western Land"