Santiago de Compostela campaign

Santiago de Compostela campaign
Date997
Location
Iberian Peninsula
Result Cordoban victory
Belligerents

Kingdom of León

Caliphate of Cordoba
Commanders and leaders

Bermudo II of León

Almanzor

The Santiago de Compostela campaign, also known as the 48th campaign of Almanzor was a military expedition led by Almanzor, prime-minister of Caliph Hisham II of Córdoba, which targeted Galicia, specifically Santiago de Compostela.

It was Almanzor's most famous campaign and, on the way, the Cordoban army passed through the county of Portugal, which was devastated.

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