Battle of Graus

1063 · 11th century · Also known as Siege of Graus · Part of the Reconquista

The Battle of Graus was fought in 1063 at Graus, in the Pyrenean foothills of Aragon, where Ramiro I of Aragon was killed attacking the town, held by the taifa of Zaragoza. The ruler of Zaragoza, al-Muqtadir, was supported by a Castilian force, which according to tradition included the young Rodrigo Díaz, later El Cid. Ramiro's death passed the kingdom to his son Sancho Ramírez.

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