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Saqueo de Rota por cruzados frisios (1217)

Rota, Costa Noroeste, Cádiz

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Saqueo de Rota por cruzados frisios (1217)

Historical milestone · Rota, Costa Noroeste, Cádiz

Image of Rota, not of the place itself.

In 1217, during the Fifth Crusade, a fleet of Frisian crusaders passing through on their way to the Holy Land sacked the then-Muslim town of Rota before continuing their journey.

1217

Photo: Emilio J. Rodríguez Posada (CC BY-SA 2.0)

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