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Battle of Albelda

859 · 9th century · Also known as Battle of Monte Laturce

The Battle of Albelda was fought in 859 near Albelda in La Rioja, northern Spain, where King Ordoño I of Asturias defeated Musa ibn Musa of the Banu Qasi, the dominant lord of the Upper March of al-Andalus. According to the Asturian chronicles Ordoño stormed the fortress Musa was building there, and the defeat broke Musa's power. Later legend confused it with the mythical Battle of Clavijo.

Battle of Albelda
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