Peace of Támara

ThePeace of Támaraalso known as thePact of Támarawas a peace treaty signed inTámara de Camposin June 1127 which delimited the territorial domains of KingsAlfonso I of Aragón(the Battler) andAlfonso VII of Castile.

After Alfonso VII took the castle ofBurgosin April 1127, Alfonso the Battler met his counterpart in the valley of Támara, where they negotiated to return Castile to the boundaries of 1054, after thebattle of Atapuercaand to return the lands acquired in 1076, after the murder ofSancho of Peñalén.In the pact, Alfonso the Battler was recognized as the sovereign ofVizcaya,Álava,Guipúzcoa,Belorado,La Bureba,Soria,San Esteban de GormazandLa Rioja.In addition, Alfonso the Battler renounced the title ofemperor of Spain.

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