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while El Cid reminded the count of his defeat in 1082 and alluded to his alleged fratricide. In the subsequent battle, El Cid’s forces broke through the
Catalan formation, defeating and capturing the count a second time. After his release, Berenguer went to Zaragoza where al-Musta’in mediated a peace
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Catalonian possessions were divided between them, against the will of their late father, and it was agreed that the brothers would alternate their residence at the palace in Barcelona every six months. When the first agreement inevitably fell through, a
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Berenguer of Vic, later archbishop of
Tarragona. Three years later, Berenguer Ramon launched an unsuccessful campaign against Tortosa to secure the territories surrounding the newly settled Tarragona and expand the county of Barcelona. 400 ships employed from Genoa and Pisa contributed to the siege.
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for the next four years, was popularly suspected of orchestrating this murder, earning his nickname “the
Fratricide.” This suspicion and other divisions of loyalty led to a civil war, weakening the authority of Barcelona over the counties of Carcassonne and Razès while various parties asserted ways
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Muslims, promising the remission of sins to anyone who participated in the restoration effort. Berenguer Ramon undertook this endeavor in 1090 and agreed to pay a tribute to the papacy and allow its suzerainty over Barcelona’s territories. This was possibly done under pressure from Bishop
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Berenguer marched out with his army and made camp near the mountainside pinewood of Tévar where El Cid had encamped. Both men attempted to provoke the other through an exchange of letters in which
Berenguer accused El Cid of violating churches and trusting in
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