Battle of the Burbia River
 | This article includes a improve this article by introducing more precise citations. (November 2018) |
 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (November 2018) |
| Battle of Río Burbia | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of the Reconquista | |||||||
 Division of the Iberian Peninsula between the Emirate of Córdoba, the Kingdom of Asturias and the Carolingian Empire in 814. | |||||||
| |||||||
| Belligerents | |||||||
 Kingdom of Asturias | Emirate of Córdoba | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
|
Bermudo I of Asturias |
Yusuf ibn Bujt Hisham I of Córdoba | ||||||
| History of Spain |
|---|
 |
| Timeline |
The Battle of Río Burbia or the Battle of the Burbia River was fought in the year 791 between the troops of the
Ghazws of Hisham I against the Christian rebels of the northern Iberian Peninsula.[who?] The battle took place near the Río Burbia, in the area which is today known as Villafranca del Bierzo
. The battle resulted in a victory for the Emirate of Cordoba.
The battle
The
Basque lands. When Hisham I was returning to Córdoban territory with the spoils of his conquests, the Asturian army attacked. The Cordoban army, under the competent leadership of general Yusuf ibn Bujt
, were able to successfully repel the attack and to further turn the ambush into a victory.
Consequences
The retreat of the Asturian army provoked the abdication of King Bermudo in favor of
Visigothic kings in Toledo
on September 14, 791.
Bermudo returned to his old clerical lifestyle in the same year, dying in the year 797. He would be remembered as a generous, magnanimous, and illustrious king.
Bibliography
- Martínez Díez, Gonzalo (2005). El Condado de Castilla (711-1038): La historia frente a la leyenda (in Spanish). Vol. 2. Valladolid: Marcial Pons Historia. p. 113. ISBN 978-84-95379-94-8. Retrieved 18 July 2012.