Battle of Pancorbo (816)

For the battle of the Napoleonic Wars, see Battle of Zornoza.
Battle of Pancorbo
Part of the Reconquista

Iberian Peninsula c. 814
Date816
Location
Pancorbo, Spain
Result Umayyad victory
Belligerents
Kingdom of Asturias
Kingdom of Pamplona		 Emirate of Córdoba
Commanders and leaders
Balask al-Yalasqi †
Garcia ibn Lubb †
Sancho †
Ṣaltān †		 Abd al-Karim ibn Abd al-Wahid

The Battle of Pancorbo took place in 816 between a Moorish army from the Emirate of Cordoba sent by Al-Hakam I and under the control of Abd al-Karim ibn Abd al-Wahid ibn Mugit and pro-Frankish forces under the control of Balask al-Yalasqi. The battle was fought when the Córdoban forces attempted to cross the pass at Pancorbo.

The battle resulted in a Córdoban victory and was instrumental in the Basque revolt and the establishment of Íñigo Arista of Pamplona as a major player in the contemporary Iberian political scene.

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