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The conquest of Alagón by Alfonso I

Alagón, Ribera Alta del Ebro, Zaragoza

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The conquest of Alagón by Alfonso I

Historical milestone · Alagón, Ribera Alta del Ebro, Zaragoza

Image of Alagón, not of the place itself.

Alagón, a prominent stronghold of the Upper March of al-Andalus for four centuries, was taken by Alfonso I the Battler in 1119, a year after the fall of Zaragoza. The minaret tower of the mosque was reused as a Christian bell tower.

1119

Photo: Zagri (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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