Saltaro was the son of
Constantine I of Logudoro. His mother is unknown, it may have been Marcusa. Whether or not he is the same person as the "Saltaro de Gunale" pretender to the throne of
Logudoro
The Logudoro (meaning "Golden Place") is a large traditional region Sardinia, Italy. The name of Logudoro today is linked to the Logudorese dialect, which covers a large area of northern-central Sardinia.
The first denomination of the area is ...
in 1127 during the reign of
Gonario II is unknown.
While still a young man, he took part in the
1113–1115 Pisan expedition against 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 ...
of the
Balearic Islands
The Balearic Islands ( es, Islas Baleares ; or ca, Illes Balears ) are an archipelago in the Balearic Sea, near the eastern coast of the Iberian Peninsula. The archipelago is an autonomous community and a province of Spain; its capital is ...
in 1114–1115. He was renowned for his handling of the ships and his participation brought honour to his father.
Sources
*Manno, Giuseppe (1835).
Storia di Sardegna'. P.M. Visaj.
12th-century deaths
Christians of the 1113–1115 Balearic Islands expedition
Judges (judikes) of Logudoro
Year of birth unknown
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