Battle of Polvoraria

The Battle of Polvoraria was a battle in 878 between troops under Alfonso III of Asturias and a Muslim force under emir Muhammad I of Córdoba. It occurred near the confluence of the Orbigo and Esla rivers and was an Asturian victory.

Bibliography
  • (in Spanish) Sánchez-Albornoz, Claudio (1932). «La batalla de Polvoraria». Anales de la Universidad de Madrid I: 225–238.


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