Clavijo is a municipality of the autonomous community of La Rioja (Spain). It is located near the capital, Logroño. As of 2009, its population was of 276 inhabitants.

In 834, according to a 12th-century spurious charter and later traditional records, the legendary battle of Clavijo between Ramiro I of Asturias and Abd ar-Rahman II of Córdoba took place nearby, but the battle was a fabrication and didn't take place[citation needed].

Main sights

  • Castle, built by the Moors[who?] in the 9th century
  • Monastery of San Prudencio de Monte Laturce, founded in the 6th century
  • Hermitage of Santiago (18th century)
  • Parish church (16th-17th century)

References

  1. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  • Media related to Clavijo at Wikimedia Commons



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