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Sancho I, king of AragónSancho I (Sancho Ramírez) (sän`chō rämē`rĕth), 1045?–1094, king of Aragón Aragón (âr`əgŏn, Span. ärägōn`), region (1991 pop...... Click the link for more information. (1063–94) and, as Sancho V, king of Navarre Navarre (nəvär`), Span. ..... Click the link for more information. (1076–94); son and successor of Ramiro I Ramiro I (rämē`rō), d. ..... Click the link for more information. . He continued the war against the Moors and at the death of Sancho IV of Navarre was proclaimed king of Navarre. He died in the siege of Huesca. Peter I Peter I, d. 1104, king of Aragón and Navarre (1094–1104), son and successor of Sancho I. He continued the fight against the Moors, taking (1096) Huesca and recapturing (1100) Barbastro. His brother Alfonso I succeeded him. ..... Click the link for more information. succeeded him. Sancho I, king of PortugalSancho I, c.1154–1211, king of Portugal (1185–1211), son and successor of Alfonso I. He was associated in his father's government from c.1170. Sancho undertook to restore and repeople the lands devastated in the wars against the Moors; thus he became known as Sancho o Povoador [Sancho the settler or populator]. Early successes against the Moors in Algarve were canceled by new Moorish attacks. He was succeeded by his son Alfonso II.Sancho Iknown as Sancho the Founder(born 1154, Coimbra, Port.—died March 26, 1211) Second king of Portugal (1185–1211). The son of Afonso I, he resettled depopulated areas of Portugal, established new towns, and rebuilt frontier strongholds and castles. He encouraged foreign settlers and granted large tracts to military orders. When Portugal was invaded by the Almohad Moors, he sent a Crusader fleet against them (1189), but he lost control of Portuguese lands south of the Tagus River (1191). How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Thacker shows that while Sancho is simply confused, Juan shows himself to be merciless. Sancho is a small, brown, sixteen-year-old burro with a soft, white underbelly and an ostentatious bray. |
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