The Peace of Támara also known as the Pact of Támara was a peace treaty signed in Támara de Campos

Támara de Campos

Támara de Campos is a municipality located in the province of Palencia, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 93....

 in June 1127 which delimited the territorial domains of Alfonso I of Aragón (el Batallador) and Alfonso VII of Castile (el Emperador).

After Alfonso VII took the castle of Burgos

Burgos

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 in April of 1127, Alfonso the battler met his counterpart in the valley of Támara, where they negotiated to return Castile to the boundaries of 1054, after the battle of Atapuerca

Battle of Atapuerca

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 and to return the lands acquired in 1076, after the murder of Sancho of Peñalén. In the pact, Alfonso I the battler was recognized as the sovereign of Vizcaya

Biscay

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, Álava

Álava

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, Guipúzcoa, Belorado

Belorado

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, La Bureba

La Bureba

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, Soria

Soria

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, San Esteban de Gormaz

San Esteban de Gormaz

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 and La Rioja

La Rioja (Spain)

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. In addition, Alfonso I the Battler renounced the title of emperor.

Sources

• Urzainqui Mina, Tomás. La Navarra marítima (1998), Navarra: Pamiela. id = ISBN 84-7681-293-0
• Serrano Izko, Bixente, Navarra. Las tramas de la historia (2006) Pamplona: Euskara Kultur Elkargoa. id = ISBN 84-932845-9-9