County of Ribagorza

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The County of Ribagorza was a medieval Pyrenean frontier county in what is now northeastern Spain, playing a key role in the early Christian resistance and territorial organization against Muslim rule.

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Surface form Occurrences
Count of Ribagorza 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Pyrenean county
frontier county
medieval county
associatedWith early Christian repopulation of the Ebro valley
formation of the Kingdom of Aragon
borderedBy County of Aragon NERFINISHED
County of Pallars NERFINISHED
County of Sobrarbe NERFINISHED
County of Urgell NERFINISHED
capital Roda de Isábena NERFINISHED
country Kingdom of Spain NERFINISHED
culturalRegion Aragonese-Catalan borderland NERFINISHED
era early Reconquista
event integration into the Crown of Aragon
governmentType hereditary county
hasBishopric Bishopric of Roda NERFINISHED
historicalRegion Aragon NERFINISHED
Catalonia NERFINISHED
language Catalan dialects
Latin
Navarro-Aragonese
early Aragonese
locatedIn Pyrenees
eastern Pyrenees NERFINISHED
historic region of Aragon
northeastern Spain
militaryFunction fortified frontier
namedAfter Ribagorza region NERFINISHED
notableFeature mountainous terrain
river valleys of the Ésera and Isábena
partOf Christian frontier against al-Andalus
Crown of Aragon NERFINISHED
Marca Hispanica NERFINISHED
politicalStatus feudal county
presentIn autonomous community of Aragon NERFINISHED
province of Huesca NERFINISHED
regionToday Aragonese Pyrenees NERFINISHED
comarca of Ribagorza NERFINISHED
religion Roman Catholicism
role Christian resistance against Muslim rule
Pyrenean defensive march NERFINISHED
territorial organization in the Reconquista
rulingDynasty House of Aragon NERFINISHED
House of Barcelona NERFINISHED
House of Ribagorza NERFINISHED
strategicImportance buffer zone against al-Andalus
control of Pyrenean passes
timePeriod Middle Ages

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Marca Hispanica contains County of Ribagorza
Alfonso II of Aragon positionHeld County of Ribagorza
this entity surface form: Count of Ribagorza
Alfonso II of Aragon nobleTitle County of Ribagorza
this entity surface form: Count of Ribagorza