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King Louis the Pious captures Barcelona from the Moors after a siege of several months.
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Louis the Pious
Emperor of the Carolingian Empire from 813 to 840
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Barcelona
City in Catalonia, Spain
Barcelona is a city on the northeastern coast of Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second-most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within city limits, its urban area extends to numerous…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Moors
Historical term used for various Muslim peoples
The term Moor is an exonym used in European languages to designate the Muslim populations of North Africa and the Iberian Peninsula during the Middle Ages.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Siege of Barcelona (801)
Part of the Reconquista
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