Alfonso I of Aragon campaigns on the Ebro

1114

The Battler, as he was called, began a series of raids deep into Muslim Aragon and Valencia that would soon reach the Mediterranean coast. He never married his nominal wife Queen Urraca of Castile and preferred the company of his army; together they reshaped the Ebro frontier. His campaigns drew thousands of Mozarab Christians from deep inside al-Andalus northward into newly conquered territory, repopulating the Ebro valley.