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Topic: Barbastro, War of

Barbastro, War of

Years: 1064 - 1065

The War of Barbastro (also known as the Siege of Barbastro) is an international expedition, sanctioned by Pope Alexander II, to take the Spanish city of Barbastro from the Moors.

A large army composed of elements from all over Western Europe takes part in the successful siege of the city (1064).

The war is part of the Reconquista, but in its international and papal character it presages the Crusades of the next two centuries.

“Let us study things that are no more. It is necessary to know them, if only to avoid them. The counterfeits of the past assume false names, and gladly call themselves the future. Let us inform ourselves of the trap. Let us be on our guard. The past has a visage, superstition, and a mask, hypocrisy. Let us denounce the visage and let us tear off the mask."

― Victor Hugo, Les Misérables (1862)