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The conquest of the town by Alfonso I

Medinaceli, Tierra de Medinaceli, Soria

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The conquest of the town by Alfonso I

Historical milestone · Medinaceli, Tierra de Medinaceli, Soria

Image of Medinaceli, not of the place itself.

Alfonso I the Battler incorporated the stronghold into the Christian kingdoms around 1129 in his expansion along the upper Jalón; the site, which had been the head of an Islamic march, then passed under Castilian lordship.

hacia 1129

Photo: M.Peinado from Alcalá de Henares, España (CC BY 2.0)

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