The kings of Aragón and the counts…

October 1134 CE

The kings of Aragón and the counts of Barcelona and of Urgell have since the second half of the eleventh century tried with great obstinacy to conquer the Muslim held towns and frontier fortresses of the Marca Superior.

Specifically, they have targeted the low lands around the Segre and Cinca Rivers all the way to the mouth of the Ebro, an active and prosperous region with direct access to the Mediterranean Sea.

The most important towns in this region are Lleida, …

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Lleida Cataluña Spain View →

People
Alfonso the Battler View → García Ramírez of Navarre View →

Groups
Muslims, Sunni View → Urgell, County of View → Barcelona, County of View → Navarre, Kingdom of View → Christians, Roman Catholic View → Almoravid dynasty View → Hospitallers of St. John of Jerusalem View → Aragón, Kingdom of View → Templar, Knights (Poor Knights of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon) View → Catalonia, Principality of View →

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Reconquista, the View → Fraga, Battle of View →

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