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Battle of Atapuerca

1054 · 11th century

The Battle of Atapuerca was fought on 1 September 1054 near Burgos between two sons of Sancho III of Navarre. Ferdinand I of León and Castile defeated and killed his elder brother García Sánchez III of Pamplona, who had been pressing claims to Castilian border lands. The battle shifted the balance of Christian Iberia from Navarre towards Castile and León.

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Battle of Atapuerca. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/battle-of-atapuerca
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