Roncesvalles (French: Roncevaux, Basque: Orreaga) is a small village of northern Spain (Navarre Cities), in the province of Navarre; situated on the small river Urrobi, at an altitude of 2,950 ft. among the Pyrenees, and within five miles of the French frontier. Population (2002) 27. Location: 42°59′23″N, 1°20′4″W. This is a list of the municipalities in the province and autonomous community of Navarre, Spain. ... In addition to its seventeen autonomous communities, Spain is divided into fifty provinces. ... Navarre (Spanish Navarra, Basque Nafarroa) is an autonomous community and province of Spain. ... Central Pyrenees The Pyrenees (French: Pyrénées; Spanish: Pirineos; Occitan: Pirenèus or Pirenèas; Catalan Pirineus; Aragonese: Perinés; Basque: Pirinioak) are a range of mountains in southwest Europe that form a natural border between France and Spain. ...

Roncesvalles is famous in history and legend for the defeat of Charlemagne and the death of Roland in 778, during the battle of Roncevaux Pass. Charlemagne (ca. ... Roland pledges his fealty to Charlemagne; from a manuscript of a chanson de geste. ... Events Charlemagne fights the Moors in Spain. ... | width=50%|Charlemagnes Franks | width=50%|Basques |- !colspan=2|Commanders |- |Roland (?) |unknown |- !colspan=2|Strength |- |unknown |unknown |- !colspan=2|Casualties |- |Complete destruction of the army |unknown |} |} The Roncevaux Pass (==Background== This battle was the last of Charlemagnes first campaign to capture Spain, an attempt that ended in failure. ...

The small church at Roncevalles

The small collegiate church contains several curious relics associated with Roland, and is a favorite place of Catholic pilgrimage along the Way of Saint James. The battle is said to have been fought in the picturesque valley known as Valcarlos, which is now occupied by a hamlet bearing the same name, and in the adjoining pass of Ibañeta (Roncevaux Pass). Both of these are traversed by the main road leading north from Roncesvalles to Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port, in the French Basque Country. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (900x1233, 629 KB) Summary The small church at roncesvalles. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (900x1233, 629 KB) Summary The small church at roncesvalles. ... Pilgrim at Mecca A pilgrimage is a term primarily used in religion and spirituality of a long journey or search of great moral significance. ... External links Official city site Live Cam of Obradoiro Façade Confraternity of St. ... Luzaide, the Basque name of the village of Valcarlos [its castellano version] is located just a few kilometers from the French border and the village of Arnéguy. ... The Roncevaux Pass (Roncesvaux in English, Roncesvalles in Spanish, Orreaga in Basque) is the site of a famous battle in 778 in which Hroudland (later changed to Roland), prefect of Brittany March was defeated by the Basques. ... Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port (Basque: Donibane Garazi) is a commune in the French département of Pyrénées-Atlantiques. ... The Basque Country (Euskal Herria in Basque) straddles the western Pyrenees mountains that define the border between France and Spain, extending down to the coast of the Bay of Biscay. ...

External link

• ORREAGA / RONCESVALLES in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia (Euskomedia Fundazioa) Information available in Spanish

References

• This article incorporates text from the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica, which is in the public domain.

Roncesvalles Avenue is a street west of downtown Toronto, with a large Polish population, co-existing with a socialist artsy culture. Supporters contend that the Eleventh Edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica (1910-1911) represents the sum of human knowledge at the beginning of the 20th century; indeed, it was advertised as such. ... The public domain comprises the body of all creative works and other knowledge—writing, artwork, music, science, inventions, and others—in which no person or organization has any proprietary interest. ... Roncesvalles Village, looking south from Marmaduke Avenue Roncesvalles Village is a neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario that surrounds the commercial strip along Roncesvalles Avenue in the citys west end. ... Template:Hide = Motto: Template:Unhide = Diversity Our Strength City of Toronto, Ontario, Canadas Location. ...