Crusade of Barbastro

Crusade of Barbastro
Part of the Reconquista
Barbastro class=notpageimage| The location of Barbastro in today's Spain
Date August 1064 Location Al-Barbitanya, Emirate of Lārida; today's Barbastro, Spain Result Frankish victory
Belligerents
Kingdom of Aragon County of Urgell Duchy of Aquitaine Papal states	Emirate of Lārida
Commanders and leaders
Arnau Mir de Tost William VIII of Aquitaine Williame fitz Williame	Amir Yusuf al-Muzzaffar

The crusade of Barbastro (also known as the siege of Barbastro or battle of Barbastro) was an international expedition, sanctioned by Pope Alexander II, to take the Spanish city of Barbastro, then part of the Hudid Emirate of Lārida.^[1] A large army composed of elements from all over Western Europe took part in the siege and conquest of the city (1064). The nature of the expedition, famously described by Ramón Menéndez Pidal as "a crusade before the crusades",^[2] is discussed in historiography, and the crusading element of the campaign is still a moot point.^[3]