
Built the unique pre-Romanesque palace at Naranco.
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Ramiro I commissioned the construction of the palace of Santa Mar
Ramiro I led forces that repelled a Viking raid on the coast of Asturias. The Vikings, who had been raiding the Iberian Peninsula, were defeated near Gij
According to later tradition, Ramiro I defeated a large Umayyad army at the Battle of Clavijo, with the legendary intervention of Saint James. This battle is now considered a myth, but it became a foundational story for the Reconquista and the cult of Santiago Matamoros.
Ramiro I ordered the construction of the church of San Miguel de Lillo near Oviedo. This building, along with Santa Mar
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