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Battle of Clavijo
The Battle of Clavijo is a legendary battle said to have been fought in 844 near Clavijo in La Rioja, in which Ramiro I of Asturias defeated a Muslim army with the help of Saint James, who appeared on a white horse. The story, first recorded in the twelfth century, supported the Voto de Santiago, a tax paid to the church of Compostela, and gave rise to the image of Santiago Matamoros. Historians regard the battle as fictitious.
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- The Epoch Institute. (2026). Battle of Clavijo. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/battle-of-clavijo
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