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Zaragoza

Zaragoza is a city in north-eastern Spain on the Ebro River, in the medieval period the capital of an important taifa kingdom of al-Andalus. It was the most important Almoravid city in north-eastern Spain. Its fall to Alfonso I of Aragon in 1118 marked the deterioration of the Almoravids' northern front.

Zaragoza
Image: Turol Jones, un artista de cojones from Villanueva del Cascajal, República Independiente de Mi Casa · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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Almoravid EmpireMilitary, DeclineCeltiberiansFoundationHispania TarraconensisSocioeconomyEmirate of CórdobaMilitary, SummaryCaliphate of CórdobaFoundation, Military, DeclineKingdom of AragonFoundation, Socioeconomy, Military, Governance, Impact, Decline, SummaryKingdom of CastileFoundationCrown of AragonFoundation, Socioeconomy, Governance, Decline, Summary

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CeltiberiansCantonaSedetaniLusonesBelliTittiHispania TarraconensisBanu QasiMarca HispanicaViscounty of BéarnTaifa of TortosaTaifa of Alpuenteand 8 more

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Zaragoza. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/zaragoza
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“Zaragoza.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/zaragoza. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Zaragoza.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/zaragoza.
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The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Zaragoza’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/zaragoza (Accessed: ).

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