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Arlanzon or Carrion rivers; and they would exchange their shepherd's crook or
plowshare for sword and bow, either to defend themselves against the invader or
to strike a blow for booty beyond the mountains of the central range. In the midst ...
Arlanzon or Carrion rivers; and they would exchange their shepherd's crook or
plowshare for sword and bow, either to defend themselves against the invader or
to strike a blow for booty beyond the mountains of the central range. In the midst ...
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on to the Guadiana river. For Spanish Islam, this break through her defenses
jeopardized her immediate future and forced her to consider the problem of the
imminent invasions from North Africa. One year later, at the battle of Sagrajas, the
...
on to the Guadiana river. For Spanish Islam, this break through her defenses
jeopardized her immediate future and forced her to consider the problem of the
imminent invasions from North Africa. One year later, at the battle of Sagrajas, the
...
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plains of the falon and Jiloca rivers. At a single stroke, the general outlines of
historic Aragon had been constituted (the Kingdom of Aragon, a mountain region,
and the Kingdom of Saragossa, a river valley). The political viability of a state ...
plains of the falon and Jiloca rivers. At a single stroke, the general outlines of
historic Aragon had been constituted (the Kingdom of Aragon, a mountain region,
and the Kingdom of Saragossa, a river valley). The political viability of a state ...
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Contents
chapter one The First Settlers | 1 |
chapter three Roman Hispania | 14 |
chapter f1ve The Triumph of Islam | 28 |
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| Title | Approaches to the history of Spain |
| Author | Jaime Vicens Vives |
| Publisher | University of California Press, 1967 |
| Length | 189 pages |
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