The last Moorish ruler of Spain was Boabdil, also known as Muhammad XII. He ruled the Emirate of Granada, the last Muslim stronghold in Spain, from 1482 until the fall of the city in 1492.
Boabdil faced immense challenges during his reign, including internal divisions among the Muslim factions in Spain and the rising power of the Catholic Monarchs, Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile. After a prolonged siege, Granada surrendered to the Catholic Monarchs on January 2, 1492, marking the end of centuries of Muslim rule in the Iberian Peninsula.
In a poignant moment of history, Boabdil is said to have turned back to take one last look at Granada from the hills of the Sierra Nevada as he left, weeping. This moment has been immortalized in Spanish folklore, symbolizing the end of an era for the Moors in Spain.