The Battle of Llantada (Spanish:Batalla de Llantada) was fought on July 19, 1068 in the time of the moorish occupation of the Iberian Peninsula and the middle stages of the Spanish Reconquista, most notably most of southern Spain.
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Battle

King Sancho II of Castile The Strong defeated Alfonso VI of León The Brave on the banks of the Pisuerga River in the boundary between León and Castile. The Castilians under Sancho II of Castile and Rodrigo Diaz defeated the Leónese and Alfonso fleed. Alfonso VI of León lead a campaign against Badajoz, but withdrew when Emir Mamun ibn Dhi-I-Nun of Toledo interceded. Badajoz became tributary to León. Later the Emir of Badajoz died and his two sons disputed the succession. Sancho II (1040-1072), called the Strong, or in Spanish, el Fuerte, was king of Castile (1065-1072) and León (1072). ... Alfonso VI (before June 1040 – July 1, 1109), nicknamed the Brave, was King of León from 1065 to 1109 and King of Castile since 1072 after his brothers death. ... Insert non-formatted text here[[Image:Valladolid rio pisuerga puente mayor playa. ... The name Leon or Léon or León may refer to: // Places in Spain León, city León, province Castile-Leon, autonomous community Kingdom of León, historical kingdom Places in North and Central America León, Guanajuato, Mexico León, Nicaragua Places in the United States De... A former kingdom in modern-day Spain, Castile (Spanish: Castilla; usually pronounced Cast-EEL in English) now compromises the regions of Old Castile in the north-west, and New Castile in the center of the country. ... Sancho II (1040-1072), called the Strong, or in Spanish, el Fuerte, was king of Castile (1065-1072) and León (1072). ... Statue of El Cid in Burgos. ...

Aftermath and Hypothesis

Llantada is the result of a challenge between both kings who served mainly to increase Rodrigo's prestige (it is in this time, when he started to be called "El Campeador") ... and to make him win some ennemies in the Leonese Court, and even in the Castilian one (as a member of the Low Nobility, he was seen as a parvenu by the High noblemen).

External Links

• A short synopsis of the Battle of Llantada