With the capture of Messina in 1061, the Normans began their conquest of this island
They 
began the conquest of Sicily from various Muslim rulers in 1061 with... [DOC] [TLE] The Muslims of medieval Italy (5): the Norman conquest of Sicily ... [PAR] 5 The Norman conquest of Muslim Sicily The rise of the Normans in south Italy ..... 
to have taken place toward the end of February 1061, according to Malaterra.