Battle of the Burbia River

Battle of Río Burbia
	Part of the Reconquista
	; Division of the Iberian Peninsula between the Emirate of Córdoba, the Kingdom of Asturias and the Carolingian Empire in 814.
Date	791
Location	Villafranca del Bierzo, Castile and León, Spain
Result	Muslim victory
Belligerents
Kingdom of Asturias	Emirate of Córdoba
Commanders and leaders
Bermudo I of Asturias	Yusuf ibn Bujt; Hisham I of Córdoba

The Battle of Río Burbia or the Battle of the Burbia River was fought in the year 791 between the troops of the Kingdom of Asturias, commanded by King Bermudo I of Asturias, and the troops of the Emirate of Córdoba, led by Yusuf ibn Bujt. The battle occurred in the context of the Ghazws of Hisham I against the Christian rebels of the northern Iberian Peninsula. The battle took place near the Río Burbia, in the area which is today known as Villafranca del Bierzo. The battle resulted in a victory for the Emirate of Cordoba.

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