Day of Zamora

Day of Zamora
Part of the Reconquista
The walls of and trenches at Zamora.
Date July 901 Location Zamora, Spain Result Victory for the Kingdom of Asturias
Belligerents
Kingdom of Asturias	Emirate of Córdoba
Commanders and leaders
Alfonso III of Asturias	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.