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1071 battle between Galicia and Portugal From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Battle of Pedroso was fought on 18 February 1071, in Pedroso, near the Cávado river crossing next to Monastery of São Martinho de Tibães, Braga, Portugal.[1][2][3]
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Map of the Iberian Peninsula in 1085, showing the Battle of Pedroso in northern Portugal | |||||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||||
County of Portugal | Kingdom of Galicia | ||||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
Nuno II Mendes † | Garcia II |
Although the battle of Pedroso has been mistakenly dated in January, as mentioned in the Chronica Gothorum, a donation to the Monastery of Santo Antonino de Barbudo dated 17 February 1071 shows that the battle took place in February rather than in January.[4]
Forces under García II, the King of Galicia, defeated those under Nuno II Mendes, the last count of Portugal of the House of Vímara Peres. Nuno Mendes died in the battle, and Garcia II declared himself King of Portugal, the first to do so.[5][6][7][8][9][10]
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