Crusade of Barbastro

Crusade of Barbastro
Part of the Reconquista
DateAugust 1064
Location
Al-Barbitanya, Emirate of Lārida; today's Barbastro, Spain
42°2′10″N 0°7′35″E / 42.03611°N 0.12639°E / 42.03611; 0.12639
Result Frankish victory
Belligerents
Kingdom of Aragon
County of Urgell
Duchy of Aquitaine
Papal states
Emirate of Lārida
Commanders and leaders
Arnau Mir de Tost
William VIII of Aquitaine
Williame fitz Williame
Amir Yusuf al-Muzzaffar
Crusade of Barbastro is located in Spain
Crusade of Barbastro
Location within Spain

The crusade of Barbastro (also known as the siege of Barbastro or battle of Barbastro) was an international expedition, sanctioned by Pope Alexander II, to take the Spanish city of Barbastro, then part of the Hudid Emirate of Lārida.[1] A large army composed of elements from all over Western Europe took part in the siege and conquest of the city (1064). The nature of the expedition, famously described by Ramón Menéndez Pidal as "a crusade before the crusades",[2] is discussed in historiography, and the crusading element of the campaign is still a moot point.[3]