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The reconquest of Tarazona by Alfonso I

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The reconquest of Tarazona by Alfonso I

Historical milestone · Tarazona, Tarazona y el Moncayo, Zaragoza

Image of Tarazona, not of the place itself.

Alfonso I the Battler took Tarazona in 1119, shortly after the conquest of Zaragoza, and restored the episcopal see already documented in the year 449. The city remained a key stronghold on the triple boundary between Aragon, Castile and Navarre.

1119

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