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Bairén, Battle of

Years: 1097 - 1097

The Battle of Bairén is fought between the forces of Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, also known as "El Cid", in coalition with Peter I of Aragon, against the forces of the Almoravid dynasty, under the command of Muhammad ibn Tasufin.

The battle is part of the long Reconquista of Spain, and results in a victory for the forces of the Kingdom of Aragon and the Kingdom of Valencia.

“The longer you can look back, the farther you can look forward...This is not a philosophical or political argument—any oculist will tell you this is true. The wider the span, the longer the continuity, the greater is the sense of duty in individual men and women, each contributing their brief life's work to the preservation..."

― Winston S. Churchill, Speech (March 2, 1944)