Battle of Clavijo (844). According to tradition, the king of Asturias Ramiro I, helping by the Apostle Saint James mounted on a white horse, defeated a Muslim army led by the Emir of Cordoba Abd-al-Rahman in Clavijo. Saint James in the Battle of Clavijo. Painting, 2nd half of 17th century. Attributed to Gabriel de la Corte. Detail. Museum of Pilgrimage and Santiago. Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain.

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