Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 231, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 September 1911 — Derivation of Gibraltar. [ARTICLE]

Derivation of Gibraltar.

In 711 A. D. the Arabs crossed the narrow strait of Gibraltar and established themselves around the famous rock whose name is derived from their leader. Field Marshal Tarik was one of the leaders of the Arab Invasion of Spain. 1 Gebet is an Arabic word meaning mountain. The great rock, which is by far tbe most conspicuous object along tbe shores of the strait was accordingly named after Tarik. Gebel el Tarik, or tbe mountain of Tarik. it Is easy to see how this name became changed into Its present Gibraltar.