Clavijo is a municipality of the autonomous community of

La Rioja La Rioja () is an autonomous community and province in Spain, in the north of the Iberian Peninsula. Its capital is Logroño. Other cities and towns in the province include Calahorra, Arnedo, Alfaro, Haro, Santo Domingo de la Calzada, and N� ...

(

Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , i ...

). It is located near the capital,

Logroño Logroño () is the capital of the province of La Rioja, situated in northern Spain. Traversed in its northern part by the Ebro River, Logroño has historically been a place of passage, such as the Camino de Santiago. Its borders were disputed b ...

. , its population was of 276 inhabitants. In 834, according to a 12th-century spurious charter and later traditional records, the legendary

battle of Clavijo The Battle of Clavijo is a mythical battle, which was believed for centuries to be historical, and it became a popular theme of Spanish traditions regarding the Christian expulsion of the Muslims. The stories about the battle are first found centu ...

between

Ramiro I of Asturias Ramiro I (c. 790 – 1 February 850) was king of Kingdom of Asturias, Asturias (modern-day Spain) from 842 until his death in 850. Son of King Bermudo I of Asturias, Bermudo I, he became king following a succession struggle after his predecessor, ...

and

Abd ar-Rahman II Abd ar-Rahman II () (792–852) was the fourth ''Umayyad'' Emir of Córdoba in al-Andalus from 822 until his death. A vigorous and effective frontier warrior, he was also well known as a patron of the arts. Abd ar-Rahman was born in Toledo, Spai ...

of Córdoba took place nearby, but the battle was a fabrication and didn't take place.

Main sights

*Castle, built by the

Moors The term Moor, derived from the ancient Mauri, is an exonym first used by Christian Europeans to designate the Muslim inhabitants of the Maghreb, the Iberian Peninsula, Sicily and Malta during the Middle Ages. Moors are not a distinct or ...

in the 9th century *Monastery of ''San Prudencio de Monte Laturce'', founded in the 6th century *Hermitage of Santiago (18th century) *Parish church (16th-17th century) File:Vista del pueblo de Clavijo y su Castillo.JPG, Far view of the Castle of Clavijo File:Interior del Castillo de Clavijo.JPG, Walls of the Castle File:Cruz de Santiago - Clavijo.jpg, St. James's Cross

References

External links

* Municipalities in La Rioja (Spain) {{LaRiojaES-geo-stub