Battle of Simancas

The Battle of Simancas (also called Alhandega or al-Khandaq) was a military battle that started on July 19, 939, in the Iberian Peninsula between the troops of the king of León Ramiro II and Cordovan caliph Abd al-Rahman III near the walls of the city of Simancas. The battle decided the control of the lands of the Duero. Arab witnesses chronicle a spectacular eclipse of the sun that took place on the first day of the battle: This eclipse corresponds with the following eclipse from NASA: Corresponding to a totality of 96.8 percent.

Battle of Simancas

The Battle of Simancas (also called Alhandega or al-Khandaq) was a military battle that started on July 19, 939, in the Iberian Peninsula between the troops of the king of León Ramiro II and Cordovan caliph Abd al-Rahman III near the walls of the city of Simancas. The battle decided the control of the lands of the Duero. Arab witnesses chronicle a spectacular eclipse of the sun that took place on the first day of the battle: This eclipse corresponds with the following eclipse from NASA: Corresponding to a totality of 96.8 percent.