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The burning of the sierra by Alfonso VII

Navamorales, Guijuelo, Salamanca

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The burning of the sierra by Alfonso VII

Historical milestone · Navamorales, Guijuelo, Salamanca

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The native inhabitants took refuge in the mountains so as not to submit to Christian power, raising livestock and raiding settlements. In 1140 Alfonso VII ordered the range burned over an extent of seventy kilometres to force them down to the plain.

1140

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