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Encyclopedia > Astures

ASTUR or ASTURES is a region of Northern Spain and also referes to the original inhabitants of this region.


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Reconquista - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (4686 words)
The rebellion of the Astures and the early kingdom
The Berbers did not like the lands they were given and were repressed by the emiral forces in several battles until the rebellion stopped, but then the Berbers turned against the Astures, claiming higher taxes and setting punishment patrols against their villages.
Once expelled the Moors from the eastern valleys of Asturias and this “federation” was settled, Pelayo attacked León, the main city in north-west Spain and assured the mountain passes, isolating the region from the Moorish attacks.
Sitio al margen: Astures y gallegos en la corte de al-Hakam I (3505 words)
Astures y gallegos en la corte de al-Hakam I. No podemos afirmar que fueron abundantes las relaciones entre el mundo musulmán de Al-Andalus y los reinos de Galicia y Asturias.
Es a pesar de las invasiones que aquella primera monarquía cristiana que se enclavó en Oviedo pudo soportar todas las agresiones militares con un grado de entereza suficiente como para sobrevivir en el tiempo e incluso iniciar un camino inverso sobre territorio ocupado por los seguidores de Mahoma.
Entre algunos de esos "productos", era llamativa una cantidad apreciable de gallegos y astures que eran adquiridos para tareas muy específicas.
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