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  BATTLES OF CASTILE & LEON
Battle between Basques, commanded by Lope Fortún, first lord of Biscay and Sancho de Estigiz, lord of Durango, and the Leoneses, commanded by the prince Ordoño, son of the king Alfonso "el Magno" of Leon and future king Ordoño II.
The heir of the throne (Sancho) dies at the battle, and the almoravids conquest the cities of Consuegra, Cuenca, Ocaña and Hueste.
Battle between the families Castro and Lara for the regency of Castile, during the childhood of Alfonso VIII.
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 Bertrand du Guesclin - Open Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
On September 29, 1364, at the battle of Auray, du Guesclin and Charles of Blois were heavily defeated by John V, Duke of Brittany and the English forces under warlord Sir John Chandos.
In 1369, however, he and Henry won the battle of Montiel, gaining for Henry the throne of Castile.
Warfare with England was renewed in 1369, and Du Guesclin reconquered Poitou and Saintonge and pursued the English into Brittany from 1370 to 1374.
www.open-encyclopedia.com /Bertrand_du_Guesclin   (347 words)

  
 BATTLE OF NAJERA
After the battle of Nájera Pedro the Cruel recovered the kingdom of Castile: Henry refugeed at Aragon and, afterly, at France.
A new battle took place at Montiel, at 13th March 1369, where Pedro was defeated.
The Spanish troops supporting the French fled, leaving Henry of Trastamara's main battle fully exposed to the archers and a thunderous attack by the mounted rearguard of the Prince's army, led by Sir Hugh Calveley and the Count of Armagnac.
www.serv-inf.deusto.es /ABAITUA/kanpetzu/primate/najera1367.htm   (1598 words)

  
 05/16/00 -- Mexico's Forests at a Watershed   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Montiel was arrested by the army in the village of Pizotla near Coyuca de Catalan while he was selling clothes to earn a living.
Montiel was charged with illegal possession of a military weapon and with planting marijuana and possessing poppy and marijuana seeds.
Montiel and his cohorts understand that relationship, Villamar said, "so their battle was not for the forest itself but for the whole ecosystem.
www.forests.org /archive/samerica/mexforwa.htm   (2524 words)

  
 Montiel vs ''too sharp'' by Neil Kapin.- Boxingladiators.com
This bout is the co-feature to the featherweight battle between Juan Manuel Marquez and Marcos Licona.
Both Montiel and Johnson have held titles in the flyweight and super flyweight divisions and both are excellent offensive fighters with power and boxing ability.
Originally this bout was planned as the headliner for a March Pay per view but Montiel explained that he hurt his left hand in a January bout and was not given sufficient notice to prepare, which temporarily scrapped the fight.
www.boxingladiators.com /montielvstoosharpbyneilkapin.htm   (867 words)

  
 The Consortium
Montiel and Cabrera, two anti-logging activists, were convicted last year on drug trafficking and weapons charges after leading opposition to the cutting down of forests in the mountains of the Southern Sierra Madres on Mexico’s Pacific Coast.
The cases also have taken on larger dimensions for the international community, which views them as the types of front-line battle that will be fought over the future of democracy in an age of rapid global economic transformation.
Nevertheless, Montiel and Cabrera were convicted of drug trafficking and weapons charges and sentenced to seven and 10 years respectively in August of 2000.
www.consortiumnews.com /2001/112401a.html   (2349 words)

  
 List of battles 601-1400 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
1104 Battle of Harran Baldwin II of Jerusalem is captured by the Seljuk Turks
1177 Battle of Montgisard November 25 Saladin is defeated by the Kingdom of Jerusalem
1340 Battle of Rio Salado October 30 Alfonso XI of Castile and Alfonso IV of Portugal defeat the Marinid under Sultan Abul-Hassan and the Granadine under King Yusuf I. Battle of Morlaix Besieged by the English, a French relief army broke the siege of Morlaix.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_battles_601-1400   (2559 words)

  
 Boxing News : Montiel Shows Talent with Third-Round KO
Montiel used a left hook to the body to drop former world champion Ruben Sanchez-Leon (27-13-1) twice in the third round before 3,402 at the San Diego Sports Arena in a nontitle bout.
I knew he was a champion," said Montiel (26-0-1, 20 KOs), the WBO junior bantamweight title-holder whose fight with Sanchez-Leon was the main event of Telefutura's 'Solo Boxeo' series.
Montiel threw punches to the head and rights to the other side of the body before finding another spot for his lethal left hook to the body.
www.maxboxing.com /Avila/avila051003.asp   (529 words)

  
 Hundred Years War Timeline 1361 - 1370
The battle remains uncertain until the Breton reserves, under Eustache de la Houssaye, turn the left flank of the Captal's army, thus winning battle of Cocherel, defeating the forces of Charles of Navarre and ending his threat to Paris.
The Bastard of Mareuil is killed in the battle, and the foolhardy John Jowel dies of his wounds while in captivity.
At the Battle of Montiel, near Toledo in March, King Pedro is defeated.
www.maisonstclaire.org /timeline/1361.html   (5226 words)

  
 DUGUAY-TROUIN - LoveToKnow Article on DUGUAY-TROUIN   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Chandos at the battle of Auray, in which Charles was killed.
The close of the general war, however, had released great numbers of mercenaries (the great companies) from control, and, as they began to play the part of brigands in France, it was necessary to get rid of them.
Once more he fought for Henry, won the battle of Montiel (1369), reinstated him on the throne, and was created duke of Molinas.
39.1911encyclopedia.org /D/DU/DUGUAY_TROUIN.htm   (2838 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Before Montiel and Cabrera were convicted for seven and 10 years respectively, they led protests against illegal logging by influential local bosses in the impoverished and lawless central state of Guerrero, in what became a cause celebre at home and abroad.
The men, who have been promised police protection and are being sheltered with their families in the center in Mexico City, said they had received death threats from the Guerrero chieftains while in jail.
Montiel said he was hopeful that justice could be achieved under Fox, who swept to power vowing to root out corruption, end impunity and promote human rights and democracy.
www.chiapaslink.ukgateway.net /news/011110.html   (595 words)

  
 Dictionary of Meaning www.mauspfeil.net
* 1330 Battle of Posada November 9 Basarab I defeats Charles I of Hungary * 1330 battle of Fiodh an Atha; Ualgarg O'Rourke defeated by the English.
* 1332 Battle of Plowce September 27 Poland's Ladislas IV Lokietek defeats Teutonic Knights * 1333 Battle of Halidon Hill July 19 Edward III of England avenges Bannockburn * 1337 Battle of Cadsand English defeated pro-French garrison of Cadsand in Flanders.
* 1380 Battle of Kulikovo Battle of the Snipes' Field Dimitri of Russia Dmitri Donskoi of Moscow halts the Mongols * 1382 Battle of Roosebeke French under King Charles VI of France defeated Flemish rebels.
www.mauspfeil.net /List_of%20battles%20601-1400.html   (1098 words)

  
 Battle of the Mambo Is Bruising Some Toes
But with salsa dancing, a swirl is out of the question for Steve and Elyse Montiel, a couple who live in California and have taken private salsa lessons.
Montiel, 44, a fund-raising consultant, calls it ''irreconcilable differences.'' She tries to follow her husband, she said, but her natural inclination gets in the way.
Montiel, 52, has his own take on the problem: ''We both lead.'' Dancers, of course, could dance both styles.
www.mambofello.com /articles/battle_of_the_mambo.htm   (1713 words)

  
 ETBU graduate called ‘role model’ for service in hospital in Iraq - (BP)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Sonia Montiel, a 2003 graduate of East Texas Baptist University, was stationed at Ft. Bliss in Texas, where this photo was taken by her husband Guillermo before she was deployed to Balad, Iraq.
Montiel received her bachelor of science degree in nursing from East Texas Baptist in June 2003 and enlisted in the Army in September 2003.
Montiel credits her college experience for helping her carry out her duties on the war front.
www.sbcbaptistpress.org /bpnews.asp?ID=18166   (835 words)

  
 Bertrand Duguesclin   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
On September 29, 1364, at the battle of Auray, du Guesclin and Charles of Blois were heavily defeated by John V, Duke of Brittany and the English forces under warlord Sir John Chandos.Charles was killed in action, ending the Blois pretentions in Brittany.
Ransomed by Charles V, who placed him at the head of the "free companies,"the marauding soldiers who pillaged France after the Treaty ofBrétigny between France and England, Du Guesclin was sent to Spain to aid Henry of Trastamara (later Henry II of Castile) against Peter the Cruel.
In 1369, however, he and Henry won the battle of Montiel, gaining forHenry the throne of Castile.
www.therfcc.org /bertrand-duguesclin-169157.html   (349 words)

  
 A Parallel History of France and England Consisting of Outlines and Dates.
At the battle of Ravenna, in 1512, the French gained a victory, but lost the benefit of it by the death of their leader, Gaston de Foix, and in a short time Milan and their other Italian conquests had again slipped from their grasp.
In a battle with the Imperial forces, headed by the Marquis of Pescara and the Constable de Bourbon, he was defeated, wounded, and made prisoner.
The leadership of the Huguenots devolved on Jeanne, queen of Navarre, and Coligny, the latter of whom was defeated and wounded at Montcontour.
digital.library.upenn.edu /women/yonge/history/history.html   (18587 words)

  
 The History Bookshop
Dec: Battle of Radcot Bridge: Earls Derby (Bolingbroke) and Gloucester defeat the king's favourite, the Earl of Oxford, who is forced into exile.
He is succeeded by his son Charles V. May: Battle of Cocherel; an English/Navaresse force is defeated by Charles V of France.
Battle of Radau: Teutonic Knights defeat the Lithuanians.
www.historybookshop.com /timelines/british-isles-1350-99.htm   (1993 words)

  
 The battle of the Mexican dinosaurs
Last month State of Mexico governor Montiel oversaw the resounding triumph of his protégé, Enrique Peña Nieto, who was elected his successor.
Montiel is also criticized for funneling state revenue to municipal election candidates, and for spending $38 million pesos on 67 foreign trips during his tenure.
In his victory speech Montiel repeated the party mantra that unity is essential for the PRI to regain the presidency it lost in 2000, and Madrazo agrees.
www.mexidata.info /id565.html   (743 words)

  
 Boxing News : Montiel Making the Move
But regardless of what their opponent has left — or doesn’t — this was a necessary risk that had to be made, especially at the weight class in which he resides.
Lou DiBella, who promotes Montiel and is promoting this upcoming show had to battle long and hard to get Montiel-Johnson approved by the HBO brass.
Mark Johnson against Fernando Montiel is a good fight and I also think that with Montiel, if he looks sensational and wins the fight, I think HBO has a future ‘Boxing After Dark’ staple.
www.maxboxing.com /Kim/kim081503.asp   (1656 words)

  
 Boxing News -- 24 hours/day - Reload often!
DeLeon and Perez are slated for 10 rounds in the bantamweight division.
Montiel, of Los Mochis, Mexico, is widely regarded as one of boxing's future superstars.
The son of a professional boxer, Montiel turned pro at the age of 17 and hasn't looked back since.
www.fightnews.com /fightnews495.htm   (765 words)

  
 Henry II of Castile - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Became Henry II of Castile (Enrique II de Castilla) in 1366 when, as head of a host of soldiers of fortune, and with the aid of Bertrand du Guesclin, he drove Peter from his throne after the battle of Montiel.
He was, however, defeated the next year at the Battle of Najera, and Peter was restored.
Henry murdered Peter in 1369 and went to war against Portugal and England in the Hundred Years' War.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Henry_II_of_Castile   (288 words)

  
 THE LONGORIA ALCALA FAMILY   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Peter the Cruel responded by forming an alliance with England and, with the aid of Edward the Black Prince, defeated Henry II in battle at Najera in 1367.
However, Edward the Black Prince had to depart to participate in the French campaign and, after he departed, Henry II attacked and killed Peter the Cruel in battle at Montiel in 1369.
Isabella defeated Alfonso V in a battle at Toro in 1476, ending the threat to her rule.
www.raullongoria.net /Genealogy/FamilyTree/d3.html   (3232 words)

  
 THE LONGORIA ALCALA FAMILY   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Peter fled Castile, and Henry was crowned King Henry II at Burgos in 1366.
Peter, however, enlisted the aid of England, with whom he had formed an alliance in 1362, With the aid of Edward the Black Prince, Peter invaded Castile and defeated Henry II and Du Guesclin's mercenaries in 1367 in a battle at Najera.
Henry II was not done, however, and raised a new army with Du Guesclin, fought and defeated Peter the Cruel in a battle at Montiel in 1369, then killed Peter the Cruel in a duel after the battle.
www.raullongoria.net /Genealogy/FamilyTree/d5.html   (1575 words)

  
 MEXICO: Fox's `war on terror'
For Montiel and Cabrera, the two peasant activists, the story began in the mid-1990s when a US timber company, Boise Cascade, stepped up logging in the mountains of the Southern Sierra Madres.
Montiel and Cabrera were peasant farmers — or campesinos — who scratched out a living in the rough terrain of Guerrero province north of the Pacific Coast resort city of Acapulco.
Mario Patron, the legal coordinator for the human rights group that represents the environmentalists, told journalist Kent Paterson that one of the officers in the battalion that tortured the two environmentalists was the son of then Defence Secretary Enrique Cervantes, who was Macedo's boss.
www.greenleft.org.au /back/2001/474/474p26.htm   (2169 words)

  
 Boxing: Montiel set for a fight with the 'Goliath' Hurtado
Montiel, who is listed at 5 feet, 4 1/2 inches, will be giving up the reach advantage to 5-7 Hurtado.
But in the case of Fernando Montiel, one of the better bantamweights (118 pounds) in the world, that's hardly the case.
Montiel said he is ready for the challenge.
www.tucsoncitizen.com /index.php?page=pro&story_id=090204c1_boxing   (633 words)

  
 [09-28-00] Mexico Logging Wars Spark Legal Battle Over Academic Freedom At U.S. University
A lawsuit filed by two professors against the University of Denver for yanking their published article from two online services spotlights what they claim is a growing risk: corporate pressure on campus authorities to restrict academic research and publishing.
Members of Montiel's group blocked logging trucks ostensibly headed for Boise Cascade's mill in Guerrero shortly before the company pulled out.
After a year of fleeing from government threats, Montiel was arrested by the Mexican Army in a violent 1999 incident that left one man dead.
www.pacificnews.org /jinn/stories/6.19/000928-mexico.html   (791 words)

  
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Battle of Poitiers; capture of John II 1358 The Three estates, and the Jacquerie.
Battle at Poitiers, Sep 19, 1356: What were the conditions that day, and what military advantages and disadvantages did each side have?
The Battle of Montiel and the Death of Peter the Cruel (1369)
www.ashland.edu /~jlewis8/intranetpages/304chundredyears.html   (2070 words)

  
 Chapter 1, Society Organized for War by James F. Powers
Where the Crusaders occupied well-established older cities, the brunt of battle in Trans-Duero Spain was borne by newly resettled frontier towns of somewhat diversified types.
The battle seemed of such significance to the author of the Chronica Adefonsi Imperatoris that he plagiarized the Bible (I Maccabees 9) for some of the battle details.
The highlights of this period were the municipal assistance in the taking of Oreja in 1139 (an important fortress-town for the defense of Toledo) and the raid against Córdoba which included the militias of Ávila, Segovia and Toledo and climaxed with the battle of Montiel at the end of the 1140's.
libro.uca.edu /socwar/sw1.htm   (13635 words)

  
 Mittelalter 4   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Battle of the Fords of Saint Clement 1358.jpg
Battle of Montiel Henry of Trastamara opposes his brother Peter the Cruel deposed king of Castile 1369.jpg
Battle of Dunkirk the Flemish fight the English under Henry Despenser bishop of Norwich 1383.jpg
www.kulmbach.net /~MGF-Gymnasium/bilderdaten/mittelalter%204/index.htm   (1145 words)

  
 Chronicles of Froissart   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
This battle was beside Montiel in Spain the thirteenth day of the month of August the year of our Lord God a thousand three hundred threescore and eight.
Then king Henry sent for the residue of his company to Toledo, whereas they lay at siege, of the which tidings the earl don Tello and the earl Sancho were right joyful.
This castle of Montiel was right strong and able to have held against them all a long space, if it had been purveyed of victual and other things necessary ; but there was not in the castle scant to.
ehistory.osu.edu /MiddleAges/booksandliterature/froissart/0188.cfm   (535 words)

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