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The first documentation of Jews in Pamplona dates to 958 A.D., when Hasdai Ibn Shaprut visited Pamplona on a diplomatic mission to meet with Sancho I. [15] The Jews of Pamplona had an independent court system which enforced the Jewish system of halacha, or religious laws. In 1498, the Jewish population was either expelled or forced to convert ...
Pamplona is located in the middle of Navarre in a rounded valley, known as the Basin of Pamplona, that links the mountainous north with the Ebro valley. It is 92 km (57 mi) from the city of San Sebastián, 117 km (73 mi) from Bilbao, 735 km (457 mi) from Paris, and 407 km (253 mi) from Madrid.
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Pamplona, Spain This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources .
The Kingdom of Navarre (/ n ə ˈ v ɑːr / nə-VAR), [7] originally the Kingdom of Pamplona occupied lands on both sides of the western Pyrenees, with its northernmost areas originally reaching the Atlantic Ocean (Bay of Biscay), between present-day Spain and France.
This is a list of the kings and queens of Pamplona, later Navarre. Pamplona was the primary name of the kingdom until its union with Aragon (1076–1134). However, the territorial designation Navarre came into use as an alternative name in the late tenth century, and the name Pamplona was retained well into the twelfth century.
The Citadel of Pamplona or The New Castle (in euskera, iruñeko zitadela; in Spanish, Ciudadela de Pamplona) is an old military renaissance fort, constructed between the 16th and 17th centuries in the city of Pamplona, the capital of the Navarre Community (Spain). At present a large part of the fort it is still standing in a public park with ...
At the beginning of the 11th century, Pamplona was quite depopulated. Then, the king of Pamplona (not yet Navarre), Sancho III the Great (1004-1035) promoted the recovery of the ancient city, the original town −now called Navarrería− continuation of the historical legacy of the ancient Roman city (Pompaelo; the name in Basque, Iruña, which has been documented since the X century).
The following day, Victor Alten's British cavalry brigade appeared before Pamplona, followed by the infantry of the Anglo-Portuguese Light Division. [2] One authority stated that the blockade around Pamplona was set up on 25 June. [3] A second source asserted that 26 June was the date that Pamplona was invested. [4]