Christian conquest of Balaguer Historical milestone · Balaguer, Noguera, Lleida After a brief Christian dominion in 1100, Balaguer was definitively taken in 1105 by Guerau II de Cabrera in the service of the count of Urgell. The city, the head of a taifa since the eleventh century, became a comital residence. 1105 Photo: PMRMaeyaert (CC BY-SA 4.0) What to see and do in Balaguer