Battle of Pedroso

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]

Battle of Pedroso
Map of the Iberian Peninsula in 1085, showing the Battle of Pedroso in northern Portugal
Date 18 February 1071 Location Pedroso, near Braga 41.567222°N 8.489444°W / 41.567222; -8.489444 Result Galician victory Territorial changes Portugal annexed by Galicia
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, allowing Garcia to take possession of the province.^{[5][6][7][8][9][10]}