Marca Hispanica
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Marca Hispanica was a buffer frontier region established by the Carolingian Empire in the eastern Pyrenees to separate and defend Frankish territories from Muslim-ruled al-Andalus.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Marca Hispanica canonical | 9 |
| Marca Hispánica | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Carolingian frontier march
ⓘ
buffer state ⓘ historical region ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Marca Hispanica
ⓘ
surface form:
Marca Hispánica
Spanish March ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Frankish territories
ⓘ
Emirate of Córdoba ⓘ
surface form:
al-Andalus
|
| capital | Barcelona ⓘ |
| contains |
County of Barcelona
ⓘ
County of Besalú ⓘ County of Cerdanya ⓘ County of Girona ⓘ Pallars ⓘ
surface form:
County of Pallars
County of Ribagorza ⓘ County of Roussillon ⓘ County of Urgell ⓘ |
| country | Carolingian Empire ⓘ |
| createdBy |
Carolingian rulers
ⓘ
Charlemagne ⓘ |
| dissolved |
10th century
ⓘ
as counties became de facto independent ⓘ |
| ethnicComposition |
Frankish settlers
ⓘ
Hispano-Visigothic population ⓘ |
| followedBy | emergence of independent Catalan counties ⓘ |
| governmentType | feudal counties under Frankish suzerainty ⓘ |
| historicalRegionOf |
medieval Spain
ⓘ
surface form:
medieval Catalonia
|
| inception |
c. 785
ⓘ
late 8th century ⓘ |
| language |
Latin
ⓘ
early Romance varieties ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Iberian Peninsula
ⓘ
Pyrenees ⓘ
surface form:
eastern Pyrenees
southern fringe of the Frankish Empire ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay |
Catalonia
ⓘ
northeastern Spain ⓘ southern France ⓘ |
| militaryFunction | frontier buffer zone ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
Emirate of Córdoba
ⓘ
surface form:
al-Andalus
|
| partOf |
Carolingian Empire
ⓘ
Frankish defensive system against the Umayyads ⓘ |
| purpose |
to defend Frankish territories from Muslim-ruled al-Andalus
ⓘ
to separate Frankish territories from al-Andalus ⓘ |
| religion |
Western Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin Christianity
|
| significantEvent |
Siege of Barcelona (801)
ⓘ
surface form:
Frankish conquest of Barcelona
Frankish campaigns in Septimania ⓘ
surface form:
Frankish conquest of Girona
Siege of Barcelona (801) ⓘ |
| underSuzeraintyOf |
Carolingian dynasty
ⓘ
King of the Franks ⓘ
surface form:
Frankish kings
|
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Marca Hispánica
subject surface form:
Spanish March