Raymond Berenguer IV annexes Murcia
1157
The Count of Barcelona, now dominant in Catalan Aragon, extended his raiding deep into Almohad al-Andalus. His power-base helped consolidate the crown of Aragon as one of the main Christian Iberian states alongside Castile, Leon, Portugal, and Navarre. Raymond Berenguer's union of Barcelona and Aragon created a Mediterranean-facing polity that would eventually expand to include the Balearics, Valencia, Sicily, and Sardinia.
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Also in 1157 (3 other events on record)
- Almohad Caliphate conquers Tunis · Africa · War
- Ghurid raids intensify in northern India · South Asia · War
- Kingdom of Leon and Castile divided · Europe · Politics
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High Middle Ages (1000–1300), one of 1,306 events from that era on Saeculum.