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		Alfonso II was born in 759 and died in 842.
		“The internal situation of the reign of Alfonso II had a little while of gravity, between years 801 and 808, when the king was forced to retire to the monastery of Ablana before the pressure of a nobiliario group” (Dolmen).
		the supposed tomb of the apostle St. James the Greater was reputedly discovered by a miracle, and Alfonso II of
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	Alfonso
		Alfonso VII of Castile -- (1126-1157) the Emperor
		Alfonso V of Aragon -- (1416-1458) The Magnanimous
		Alfonso XII of Spain -- (1857-1885) king of Spain
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/al/Alfonso.html (112 words)

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		Alexander II of Alexandria - Coptic Pope, Patriarch of Alexandria
		Alfonso VI of Castile - (1040-1109), king of Castille in 1072 and of León in 1065
		Alfonso VII of Castile - (1105-1157), the Emperor, king of Castille and León in 1126
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	Asturias — FactMonster.com
		Alfonso I, Spanish king of Asturias - Alfonso I (Alfonso the Catholic), 693?–757, Spanish king of Asturias (739–57).
		Alfonso II, Spanish king of Asturias - Alfonso II (Alfonso the Chaste), 759–842, Spanish king of Asturias (791–842), grandson...
		Carlos, prince of the Asturias - Carlos, 1545–68, prince of the Asturias, son of Philip II of Spain and Maria of Portugal.
	www.factmonster.com /ce6/world/A0805142.html (391 words)

	Alfonso VI of Castile Summary
		Alfonso was now king of Castile, but he was forced by Sancho's chief military aide, Rodrigo Diaz (the Cid), to disavow publicly his complicity in the murder of his brother.
		Alfonso VI (before June 1040 – July 1, 1109), nicknamed the Brave, was King of León from 1065 to 1109 and King of Castile since 1072 after his brother's death.
		Alfonso was defeated on October 23, 1086, at the battle of Zallaqa, at the hands of Yusuf ibn Tashfin, and Abbad III al-Mu'tamid, and was severely wounded in the leg.
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	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Asturias
		He was supposedly the nephew of Alfonso II of Asturias, against whom he strove to secure his father's release from prison.
		the supposed tomb of the apostle St. James the Greater was reputedly discovered by a miracle, and Alfonso II of Asturias...
		Perforated Homalopoma sanguineum from Tito Bustillo (Asturias): mobility of Magdalenian groups in northern Spain.
	www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=Asturias&StartAt=21 (827 words)

	Alfonso II of Asturias: Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com
		Alfonso II (759-842, king 791), Alfonso I's reputed grandson, bears the name of "the Chaste."
		The Arab writers who speak of the Spanish kings of the north-west as the Beni-Altons, appear to recognize them as a royal stock derived from Alfonso I. The events of his reign are in reality unknown.
		Poets of a later generation invented the story of the secret marriage of his sister Ximena with Sancho, count of Saldana, and the feats of their son Bernardo del Carpio.
	www.encyclopedian.com /al/Alfonso-II-of-Asturias.html (175 words)

	Siete Partidas 1251-1265
		In 1251 Alfonso commissioned a group of jurists to effect the legislative reform envisioned by his father, Fernando III.
		Castro: Alfonso's doctrine of tolerance is taken from the Koran; fosters "vital and legal harmony" among believers; an expression of a modus vivendi, not of theology).
		Compiled, says Alfonso, "with the advice and general consent of the archbishops and bishops and noblemen and most honorable experts of law that we could find, and others who were in our court and our kingdom".
	faculty.washington.edu /petersen/alfonso/lawtrans.htm (806 words)

	Asturias Hotels
		Asturias is bordered to the east by Cantabria, to the south by Castilla y León, to the west by Galicia, and to the north by the Cantabrian Sea.
		Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos, a polimath and prominent reformer and politician of the late 18th century, was born in the seaside town of Gijón (Xixón in the Asturian language).
		As a result, Asturias remained loyal to the democratic republican government during the war, and was the scene of an extraordinary defence in extreme terrain, the Battle of El Mazuco.
	www.sleepinspain.com /asturias/asturias.asp (665 words)

	In-Spain.info - Orviedo - Asturias, Spain
		The capital of the Principality of Asturias, Oviedo is the geographic, political, administrative and cultural center of the province and the hub of its communication network.
		Alfonso II came to the throne in 792 and he transferred his Court to Oviedo, which converted the newly founded city into the capital of his kingdom.
		In the western corner of Asturias, special mention should be made of the "vaqueiras", which are danced by the "vaqueiros de alzada" (cowboys), who raise their cattle in the mountain peaks.
	www.in-spain.info /spain-regions/asturias-orviedo.htm (1613 words)

	Alfonso II de Asturias - Wikimedia Commons
		en: Alfonso II (759-842), called the Chaste, was the king of Asturias from 791 to his death, Alfonso I's reputed grandson, the son of Fruela I and the Basque Munia.
		nl: Alfons II (Spaans: Alfonso II) (759-842) werd koning van Asturië in 791.
		Hij was de kleinzoon van Alfons I. Alfons II droeg als bijnaam "de Reine".
	commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/Alfonso_II_de_Asturias (245 words)

	Chapter 3: St. James's Catapult
		In the early ninth century Alfonso II built an elaborate church in her honour in his royal city of Oviedo.
		Alfonso III was a very generous benefactor of the church of St. James.
		Alfonso III vastly increased the landed endowments of the church of St. James.
	libro.uca.edu /sjc/sjc3.htm (8724 words)

	thePeerage.com - unknown and others
		unknown daughter is the daughter of Alfonso I, King of Asturias and unknown daughter.
		Alfonso II, King of Asturias was the son of Fruela I, King of Asturias.
		Alfonso III, King of Asturias was the son of Ordoño I, King of Asturias.
	www.thepeerage.com /p15272.htm (550 words)

	Biografía - Alfonso II
		Alfonso II fue nombrado rey de Asturias tras la muerte de Silo gracias a la mediación de Adosinda, la reina viuda.
		Asturias saldrá reforzada de estas campañas ya que afianzará sus dominios en las zonas de Castilla, Galicia y León, poniendo en marcha una intensa labor repobladora en estos territorios.
		La situación interna del reinado de Alfonso II tuvo un momento de gravedad, entre los años 801 y 808, cuando el rey fue obligado a retirarse al monasterio de Ablaña ante la presión de un grupo nobiliario.
	www.artehistoria.com /historia/personajes/4863.htm (407 words)

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		Such religious fervor took strength under the reign of Alfonso II (791-842), from the discovery of what was believed t be the tomb of Saint James, that came to be known as the city of Santiago de Compostela.
		Alfonso himself proclaimed the Apostle to be the Patron Saint of all Spain, the part that was already liberated, and that one which still remained to be won from the Infidel.
		Alfonso IX in 1228 said that due to the singular protection of the Apostle the kingdom was able to survive, declaring himself his 'alferez' (lieutenant).
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	Chapter 28. Notable Families Having Multiple Connections (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Alfonso I "the Catholic" [King of the Asturias], b.
		Munia _____, and had issue, (1) Alfonso II [king of the Asturias] (2) _____ (dau), m.
		Alfonso IV [King of Asturias, Galicia and Leon], m.
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	Alfonso Ii (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Alfonso II (Alfonso the Fat), 11851223, king of Portugal was spent in struggles successor of Sancho (121123), son and I. His reign with the church and his...
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		Alfonso III, 121079, king brother and (124879), son of successor of of Portugal Alfonso II, Sancho II.
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	Reyes de Asturias
		A la muerte de Alfonso III el Magno, con el traslado de la capital a León,se cierra un capítulo de la historia, que se recoge en este breve resumen.
		Alfonso I murió en el año 757, rodeado de una aureola de santidad y sus restos reposan en la santa Cueva de Covadonga, junto a su mujer Ermesinda (también Hermesinda u Ormesinda).
		En tiempos de Mauregato, Asturias se pacificó aún más y hubo de tomar partido frente a la herejñia adopcionista (defendida por el obispo de Toledo, Elipando y el obispo de Urgel, Félix) contando con el apoyo de Eterio y de Beato de Liébana.
	www.geocities.com /ameana_es/asturias/reyesde.html (1192 words)

	AllRefer.com - Alfonso II, Spanish king of Asturias (Spanish And Portuguese History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
		Alfonso II, Spanish king of Asturias, Spanish And Portuguese History, Biographies
		Alfonso II (Alfonso the Chaste), 759–842, Spanish king of Asturias (791–842), grandson of Alfonso I. He established his capital at Oviedo, which his father, Fruela I, had founded.
		Continuing the struggle against the Moors, he sought the support of the Frankish emperors Charlemagne and Louis I. Alfonso II built the first church on the site of Santiago de Compostela.
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