Day of Zamora | |||||||
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Part of the Reconquista | |||||||
![]() The walls of and trenches at Zamora. | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
![]() | Emirate of Córdoba | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
![]() | Ahmad bin Mu'awiya † |
The Day of Zamora (Spanish: Día de Zamora), also known as Jornada del Foso de Zamora ("Zamora's trench [moat] Day"), was a battle of the Spanish Reconquista that took place at the city of Zamora, Spain[1] The battle was fought between the forces of the Kingdom of Asturias under the command of Alfonso III of Asturias and the Muslim forces of Ahmed Ibn Muwaiya, an Umayyad, who was also known as Ibn al-Qitt, and by his kunya: Abul Qassim. The battle ended in victory for the city's defenders.
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