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Ordono I of Asturias

Ordoño I (830?-May 27, 866), became king of Asturias in 850. In 859 he defeated Musa ibn Musa[?] in a battle at Albelda[?].

Ordoño was said to have directed the repopulation of the towns of Leon, Astorga, Tuy[?], and Amaya.

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