Name |
Fernán González de Castilla |
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Fernán González in the Arch of Santa Maria de Burgos
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Suffix |
Conde de Castilla |
Born |
ca. 910 |
Lara de los Infantes, Burgos, Castile and Leon, Spain |
Gender |
Male |
Military |
19 Jul 939 |
Simancas, Valladolid, Castile and León, Spain [3] |
The Battle of Simancas |
- "The Battle of Simancas (also called Alhandega or al-Khandaq) was a military battle that started on July 19, 939, in the Iberian Peninsula between the troops of the king of León Ramiro II and Cordovan caliph Abd al-Rahman III near the walls of the city of Simancas. The battle decided the control of the lands of the Duero. * * * The battle lasted some days, with the allied Christian troops emerging victorious and routing the Cordovan forces." [3]
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 |
The Iberian Penisula, ca. 1000
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Died |
Jun 970 |
Burgos, Burgos, Castilla-Leon, Spain |
Buried |
Monastery of San Pedro de Arlanza, Arlanza, Hortigüela, Burgos, Spain |
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Sepulcher of Fernán González The collegiate church of Covarrubias, Burgos, Spain |
Person ID |
I18167 |
Dickinson |
Last Modified |
19 Aug 2017 |