Aibar (or Aybar, eu, Oibar) is a town located in the province of
Navarre, in the autonomous community of
Navarre, northern
Spain
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, national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
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History
García Jiménez of Pamplona
García Jiménez was (sub- or co-) king of a part of Pamplona in the late 9th century, son of a supposed Jimeno.
The Jiménez dynasty that would later rule the Kingdom of Navarre originally held the territory within that realm distinct from that h ...
was killed at Aybar in 882 in a battle against the
Emir of Córdoba
Emir (; ar, أمير ' ), sometimes transliterated amir, amier, or ameer, is a word of Arabic origin that can refer to a male monarch, aristocrat, holder of high-ranking military or political office, or other person possessing actual or cerem ...
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Muhammad ibn Lubb Muhammad ibn Lubb ibn Musa (, k. outskirts of Zaragoza, 898), was a Muslim lord who at different times held Zaragoza and Larida, Mestre, 1998: p. 722, entry: "Muhammad ibn Llop" on the Upper March of Al-Andalus.
Family
Muhammad was son of Lubb i ...
, of the Banu Qasi family). In 1035, the son of
Sancho the Great and his mistress Sancha of Aibar,
Ramiro inherited his Aragonese lands as well as the town of Aibar.
In 1062, Aibar became a community within the
Kingdom of Navarre. The most famous house in all of Aibar is the Casa Santura housed the Perez-Erdozain family.
References
External links
AIBAR - OIBAR in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia (Euskomedia Fundazioa)
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Municipalities in Navarre
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