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Battle of Valdejunquera

Battle of Valdejunquera was a battle fought on 26 July AD 920 at Kingdom of Pamplona, in what is now Spain. It was part of Q35810458. The recorded result: Cordoban victory.

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Paneles sobre la batalla Valdejunquera (920, Muez)
Paneles sobre la batalla Valdejunquera (920, Muez). Jdayanz, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Record

Date26 July AD 920
PlaceKingdom of Pamplona, Spain
42.754N, 1.933W
Part ofQ35810458
KindBattle, medieval
ResultCordoban victory
BelligerentsKingdom of Pamplona; Kingdom of LeónEmirate of Córdoba
CommandersSancho Garcés I; Ordoño II of LeónAbd al-Rahman III
Battle of ValdejunqueraBattle of ValdejunqueraBattle of BelascoáinBattle of AbárzuzaBattle of LácarBattle of Monte PeladoBattle of EraulBattle of LácarBattle of EraulBilbaoZaragozaSan SebastiánSantanderBurgosVitoriaBiarritzTarbes100 km42.754N, 1.933W
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Battle of Valdejunquera is one of 83 engagements of the 10th century in the atlas and one of 813 in present-day Spain.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q1511005, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Valdejunquera, revision 1370276159, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.