Clavijo is a municipality of the autonomous community of
La Rioja
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(
Spain
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). It is located near the capital,
Logroño
Logroño ( , , ) is the capital of the autonomous community of La Rioja (Spain), La Rioja, Spain. Located in the north of the Iberian Peninsula, primarily in the right (South) bank of the Ebro River, Logroño has historically been a place of pa ...
. , its population was of 276 inhabitants.
In 834, according to a 12th-century spurious charter and later traditional records, the legendary
battle of Clavijo
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between
Ramiro I of Asturias
Ramiro I ( – 1 February 850) was king of Asturias from 842 until his death in 850. Son of King Bermudo I, he became king following a succession struggle after his predecessor, Alfonso II, died without children. During his turbulent reign, he ...
and
Abd ar-Rahman II
Abd ar-Rahman II (; 792–852) was the fourth ''Umayyad'' Emir of Córdoba in al-Andalus from 822 until his death in 852. A vigorous and effective frontier warrior, he was also well known as a patron of the arts.
Abd ar-Rahman was born in Toled ...
of
Córdoba Córdoba most commonly refers to:
* Córdoba, Spain, a major city in southern Spain and formerly the imperial capital of Islamic Spain
* Córdoba, Argentina, the second largest city in Argentina and the capital of Córdoba Province
Córdoba or Cord ...
took place nearby, but the battle was a fabrication and didn't take place.
Main sights
*Castle, built by the
Moors
The term Moor is an Endonym and exonym, exonym used in European languages to designate the Muslims, Muslim populations of North Africa (the Maghreb) and the Iberian Peninsula (particularly al-Andalus) during the Middle Ages.
Moors are not a s ...
in the 9th century
*Monastery of ''San Prudencio de Monte Laturce'', founded in the 6th century
*Hermitage of Santiago (18th century)
*Parish church (16th-17th century)
File:Vista del pueblo de Clavijo y su Castillo.JPG, Far view of the Castle of Clavijo
File:Interior del Castillo de Clavijo.JPG, Walls of the Castle
File:Cruz de Santiago - Clavijo.jpg, St. James's Cross
References
External links
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Municipalities in La Rioja (Spain)
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