Badajoz

a Pleiades place resource

Creators: María Jesús Redondo

Contributors: Jeffrey Becker, Enes Yılandiloğlu

Last modified Mar 31, 2026 03:40 PM — History

The Castillian city of Badajoz was an Islamic foundation under the Muladi nobleman Ibn Marwan who established the city ca. 875. Badajoz was eventually invaded by (and captured by) Christians under Alfonso VI of Castile. Alfonso X established a bishopric and began work on the Cathedral of San Juan Bautista.

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/931117398

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
38.8764686, -6.9733664

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Associated Modern Locations:
- OSM location of modern Badajoz (AD 640 - Present) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.

Names:

Geographic Names:
- Badajoz, Badaioz, Badalloz, Badalloç, Badajioz (Badajoz: Spanish, AD 640 - AD 1453)
- Beṭalyevs (Ottoman Turkish, AD 1500 - AD 1599)

Badajoz makes connections with:

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Badajoz receives connections from:

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Place type:
settlement

References:

See Further:

Digital edition of: Ballesteros-Beretta, A. 1934. "Itinerario de Alfonso X, rey de Castilla". Boletín de la Academia de la Historia.
Wikipedia (English) Badajoz
Wikipedia (Spanish) Badajoz

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Initial Provenance:
Pleiades

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Suggested citation:
María Jesús Redondo, Jeffrey Becker, and Enes Yılandiloğlu, 'Badajoz: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2026 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/931117398> [accessed: 17 October 2026]

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            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/931117398 |title=Places: 931117398 (Badajoz) |author=Jesús Redondo, M. |accessdate=October 17, 2026 11:30 pm |publisher=Pleiades}}