Battle of Clavijo

Battle of Clavijo

Battle of Clavijo a legendary battle in 844 AD in Spain between Christians forces led by Ramiro I of Asturias and Islamic Moors led by the Emir of Cordoba, where Saint James is reputed to have aided the vastly outnumbered Christian Army.

ee also

*History of Spain
*Timeline of the Muslim Occupation of the Iberian Peninsula
*Reconquista


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