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Battle of Covadonga: History, Causes & Consequences

The Battle of Covadonga was an armed confrontation between Asturian and Umayyad troops in Covadonga, Asturias, in the year 722. The Asturian troops were commanded by Pelayo, who some historians consider a Visigothic nobleman and, others, an Asturian prince.

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Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa: History of Al-ʿIqāb Battle

Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa: Armed confrontation that took place on July 16, 1212, near Jaén, in the south of present-day Spain, in the context of the Christian Reconquest of the Iberian Peninsula.

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Teotihuacán Civilization: Characteristics, Culture & History

The Teotihuacanos were a culture developed around the city of Teotihuacan, located in the central region of Mexico, during the early Classic Period, according to the periodization of Mesoamerican history. This had its apogee between the years 100 BC and 650 BC approximately.

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Biafra War (1967 – 1970)

Instability is chronic in Nigeria and much of what happened in the past resonates today. Between 1967 and 1970, a civil and secessionist war took place in what is called Federal Republic of Nigeria that showed the fragility of the inherited borders in Africa and the terrible coexistence between the different ethnic groups, leaving, among various consequences, and according to different calculations, 500,000 - 2,000,000 victims (or more, others indicate, up to three million people) in that failed independence.

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Battle of Poitiers 1356 | History, War & Consequences

The Battle of Poitiers, which took place on September 19, 1356, was one of the most important acts of arms of the 100 Years' War, which pitted the kingdoms of France and England against each other.

StudyHQ July 2, 2021