Battle of San Esteban de Gormaz (917)

This article includes a list of references, related reading or external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations. Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations. (August 2014) (Learn how and when to remove this template message)

Battle of San Esteban de Gormaz
Part of the Reconquista
Map of the Emirate of Córdoba in 929.
Date 917 Location San Esteban de Gormaz, Spain 41°34′59.999″N 3°12′0.000″W / 41.58333306°N 3.20000000°W / 41.58333306; -3.20000000Coordinates: 41°34′59.999″N 3°12′0.000″W / 41.58333306°N 3.20000000°W / 41.58333306; -3.20000000 Result Leonese victory
Belligerents
Kingdom of León	Emirate of Córdoba
Commanders and leaders
Ordoño II of León
class=notpageimage| Location within Spain

Part of a series on the
History of Spain
Prehistory Prehistoric Spain
Early history Pre-Roman peoples Carthaginian Spain (575–206 BC)
Roman Hispania Roman Conquest (206–27 BC) Hispania (218 BC – 5th century AD) Romanization Diocese of Hispania
Early Middle Ages Kingdom of the Suebi (409–585) Kingdom of the Visigoths (418–721) Spania (552-624)
Middle Ages Muslim conquest (711–716) Al-Andalus (711–1492) Reconquista (711–1492) Christian kingdoms (718–1479)
Early modern period Catholic Monarchs (1479–1516) Granada War (1482–1492) Colonisation of the Americas (1492–1898) Habsburgs (1516–1700) Golden Age (1556–1659) Bourbons (1700–1808) War of the Spanish Succession (1701–1714) Nueva Planta Decrees (1707–1716)
Peninsular War Abdications of Bayonne (1808) Napoleonic Spain (1808–1813) Cortes of Cádiz (1810–1814) Constitution of Cádiz (1812) Treaty of Valençay (1813)
Absolutist restoration Trienio Liberal (1820–1823) Ominous Decade (1823–1833)
Reign of Isabella II Regency of María Cristina (1833–1840) First Carlist War (1833–1840) Regency of Espartero (1840–1843) Década moderada (1844–1854) Second Carlist War (1846–1849) Bienio progresista (1854–1856) Glorious Revolution (1868)
Sexenio Democrático Provisional Government (1868–1871) Reign of Amadeo I (1870–1873) Third Carlist War (1872–1876) First Republic (1873–1874)
Restoration Spain Reign of Alfonso XII (1874–1885) Regency of María Cristina (1885–1902) Spanish–American War (1898) Spain during World War I (1914–1918) Rif War (–1927) Dictatorship of Primo de Rivera (1923–1930) Dictablanda of Dámaso Berenguer (1930–1931)
Second Republic Provisional Government (1931) First Biennium (1931–1933) Second Biennium (1933–1936) Revolution and Asturian miners' strike (1934) 1936 general election (1936) 1936 coup d'état (1936) Civil War (1936–1939) Nationalist victory (1939)
Francoist Spain Spanish Maquis (1939–1965) Spain during World War II (1939–1945) Blue Division (1941–1944) Basque conflict (1959–2011)
Contemporary history Transition to democracy (1975–1978) Current constitution (1978) 1981 coup d'état attempt Madrid train bombings (2004) 2008–2014 financial crisis 2017 Barcelona attacks Coronavirus pandemic (2020–present)
Topic Economic history Military history Religious history
Timeline
Spain portal  History portal
v t

The Battle of San Esteban de Gormaz was a battle of the Spanish Reconquista which occurred in the year 917. The battle pitted the Umayyad forces of the Emirate of Córdoba under against the troops of the Kingdom of León under Ordoño II of León. The battle resulted in a Leonese victory.

Context[]

In 912, Ordoño II ordered the repoblación of San Esteban de Gormaz as the city had been one of the borderline cities in between the Moorish and Christian zones of the Iberian Peninsula. This region had become depopulated early in the Muslim takeover and acted as a buffer zone between the two groups.

The battle[]

Upon hearing of Ordoño II's efforts to repopulate and take control of the city, Abi-Abda ordered a siege of the city in 917. Ordoño II was able to successfully come to the city's aid and routed the Muslim forces. Abi-Abda himself was captured during the fray and executed by decapitation. His head was put on display on the city's ramparts as a warning to the Muslims.

Aftermath[]

A similar battle would take place in where the Muslims were repulsed, however by 920 the city was again in Muslim hands. The city would change hands multiple times until 1054 when the town was permanently retaken by the Christian forces under the command of Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar, also known as el Cid.

References[]

• "Historia de San Esteban de Gormaz". Archived from the original on 30 July 2009. Retrieved 5 June 2012.

This article about a battle in Spanish history is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by .

• v
• t

This article about Al-Andalus is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by .

• v
• t