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Conquest of Exea by Alfonso I

Ejea de los Caballeros, Cinco Villas, Zaragoza

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Conquest of Exea by Alfonso I

Historical milestone · Ejea de los Caballeros, Cinco Villas, Zaragoza

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Alfonso I the Battler took in 1105 the Muslim stronghold of Siya, which came to be called Exea and remained as a base of operations for the advance towards Zaragoza. The villa was repopulated with Franks and knights, the origin of the surname de los Caballeros.

1105

Photo: José Antonio Gil Martínez from Vigo, Spain (CC BY 2.0)

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