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Battle of Atapuerca
The Battle of Atapuerca was fought on 1 September 1054 at the site of Piedrahita ("standing stone") in the valley of Atapuerca between two brothers, King García Sánchez III of Navarre and King Ferdinand I of Castile.
The Castilians won and King García and his favourite Fortún Sánchez were killed in battle. Ferdinand reannexed Navarrese territory he conceded to García 17 years earlier after his brother's assistance at Pisuerga.
Precedents.
After the death of Sancho III of Navarre, his empire was divided
Atapuerca
Atapuerca may refer to:
- Atapuerca Mountains and the associated archaeological site of Atapuerca, an ancient karstic region of Burgos, Spain, containing the earliest known hominin fossils in Western Europe
- Atapuerca, Province of Burgos, the town next to the archaeological site
- Battle of Atapuerca, a medieval battle between the Kingdom of Castile and the Kingdom of Navarre
- 27952 Atapuerca, an asteroid discovered in 1997