Day of Zamora facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Day of Zamora
Part of the Reconquista
The walls of and trenches at Zamora.
Date July 901 Location Zamora, Spain Result Victory for the Kingdom of Asturias
Belligerents
Kingdom of Asturias	Emirate of Córdoba
Commanders and leaders
Alfonso III of Asturias	Ahmad bin Mu'awiya   †

Model of Balborraz street, where the attackers' heads were displayed on pikes, in the Centre for the Interpretation of the Middle Ages Towns in Zamora, Spain.

The Day of Zamora (Spanish: Día de Zamora), also known as Jornada del Foso de Zamora ("Zamora's trench [moat] Day"), was a battle of the Spanish Reconquista that took place at the city of Zamora, Spain The battle was fought between the forces of the Kingdom of Asturias under the command of Alfonso III of Asturias and the Muslim forces of Ahmed Ibn Muwaiya , an Umayyad, who was also known as Ibn al-Qitt, and by his kunya: Abul Qassim. The battle ended in victory for the city's defenders.

The battle

The troops of Ahmad Ibn Muawiya surrounded the city of Zamora in July of 901, quickly assaulting the renowned walls of the city. The battle lasted four days, finally resulting in victory for the city's Christian defenders.

The Arab chronicles of the time recounting the battle describe the amount of dead and injured as so great that it is referred to as the Jornada del Foso de Zamora, "Zamora's trench [moat] Day" or "Day of the trench [moat] of Zamora" (Not to be confused with the Battle of Alhandic 939, which bears the same nickname).

The Hispano-Muslim chroniclers of this battle include Ibn Hayyan, who followed the account written by Ahmad ibn Muhammad al-Razi. He attributes the attack to the Shia movement and says that Ibn al-Qitt was a "prophet".

See also

• Battle of Alhandic - The battle of the same nickname which took place outside the city walls in 939 and resulted in Muslim victory.
• Zamora, Spain
• Alfonso III of Asturias
• Reconquista