Most of the loyal governors of the cities were in a tottering position, such as the one of Évora, who could not prevent the attack of the king of Galicia ( future king of León ), Ordoño II, who captured the city in the summer of 913, taking back a sizable booty and 4, 000 prisoners.

The absence of royal authority enabled Ordoño II to easily campaign in this area, his main objective being the city of Mérida, in the summer of 915.

From this power base, his heir Ordoño II was able to organize attacks against Toledo and even Seville.

From this same 10th century on, Compostela became a politically relevant site and several kings of Galicia and of León were acclaimed by the Galician noblemen, and crowned and anointed by the local bishop at the cathedral, among them Ordoño IV in 958, Bermudo II in 982, and Alfonso VII in 1111, so Compostela becoming capital of the Kingdom of Galicia.

* Ordoño II of León

* January 2 – Ordoño II, king of Galicia, becomes king of Leon after the death of his brother, García.

When Ordoño II died in 924 it was not one of his sons who ascended to the throne of León but rather his brother Fruela II of Asturias.

Sancho Ordóñez, Alfonso, and Ramiro, the sons of Ordoño II, claimed to be the rightful heirs and rebelled against their cousin.

The town was conquered by Ordoño II of Leon for Navarre in 923.

His successor was Ordoño II of León ( 914 – 924 ), who moved the capital of the kingdom of Astures to León.

Muhammad would later ally himself with the kings of Pamplona and Asturias, and it was apparently he who raised the future Ordoño II of León at his court.

Since the death of Lubb in 907, the Banu Qasi had been left fractured and weakened in the face of two resurgent powers: to the north and west, a collaboration between the new king of León, Ordoño II, and Sancho I of Navarre brought a strong army south, ravaging the Banu Qasi lands around Viguera, Najera and Tudela in 918, while the young and energetic Abd ar-Rahman III, who was to temporarily reverse the centrifugal forces at work in the Emirate, soon to be Caliphate of Córdoba, sent armies north, routing the Christians.

* Urraca Fernández ( died 1005 / 7 ), wife of Ordoño III of León, Ordoño IV of León and of Sancho II of Pamplona

Following the death of Ramiro II and his successor Ordoño III of León, the Pamplona kingdom threw support behind the deceased king's younger brother, Sancho I of León, who was García's nephew.

* Sancha, married firstly Ordoño II of León, secondly Alvaro Herraméliz of Álava, and thirdly Fernán González, Count of Castile

* 913-An expedition commanded by Ordoño II of León takes Évora ( Talavera ) from the Muslims.

Ordoño II defeats an army under Emir Abd al-Rahman III.

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Ramiro II ( c. 900 – 1 January 951 ), son of Ordoño II, was a King of León from 931 until his death.

Soon they petitioned Ordoño II of León and Pope Nicholas I to permit them ( c. 860 ) to transfer the see from Iria to Compostela, near the sepulchre and church of St James ( founded c. 835 ).

** Ordoño II becomes King of Galicia with the support of the Count of Portugal.

* Ordoño I of Asturias is said to have begun the repopulation of the town of León.

His former realm would be reunited when first García died childless and León passed to Ordoño.

He had two children: Ordoño IV of León, and another son, Fruela, who was involved in a land dispute during the reign of Ramiro III of León.

Before 950, Urraca had been married twice previously, to Ordoño III and Ordoño IV of León, from both of whom she separated.

When García's brother-in-law and ally Fernán González of Castile switched his support and installed his own son-in-law Ordoño IV of León in place of Sancho, Fernán's relationship with García became strained and the death of Fernán's wife, García's sister Sancha the next year led to a break.

* 855 Ordoño I captures León from the Moors.

After the campaigns of Alfonso I of Asturias ( 739-757 ) against the Moors, the city was abandoned, being in the largely empty buffer zone between Moors and Christians known at the time as " The Desert of the Duero ", and was part of the Repoblación (" repopulation ") effort carried out a century later during the reign of Ordoño I of Asturias ( 850-866 ).

He was the son and successor of Ordoño I.

The city was not reoccupied until 856, under Ordoño I.

Ramiro also may have been the father of Gatón, Count of Astorga and of El Bierzo, since the 14th century Al-Bayan al-Mughrib of Ibn Idhari, states that Gatón was the ' brother ' of Ordoño I de Asturias.

Ordoño I () ( 27 May 866 ) was King of Asturias from 850 until his death.

Ordoño was named governor of Galicia when his father went to Vardulia to marry Paterna ( his second wife ).

Ordoño died in Oviedo and was succeeded by his eldest son.

In the year 856, under the Christian king Ordoño I, another attempt at repopulation was made and was successful.

It was further alleged that Munio was also in the background when Sancho had authorized a payment of 30, 000 maravedís to Cardinal Ordoño in 1285, just one month after Munio had been elevated to Master General.

The first Count of Castile was Rodrigo in 850, under Ordoño I of Asturias and Alfonso III of Asturias.

After the campaigns of Alfonso I of Asturias ( 739-757 ) against the Moors, the city lay an abandoned in the largely empty buffer zone between Moors and Christians known at the time as " The Desert of the Duero " and was part of the " Repoblación " ( repopulation ) effort carried out a century later, during the reign of Ordoño I of Asturias ( 850-866 ).

Finally, Toledo rebelled with the support of Ordoño I, but was defeated in the battle of Guazalete.

The lord of Badajoz, Abd Allah ibn Muhammad, grandson of Abd-ar-Rahman ibn Marwan al-Yilliqi, not only fortified his city against a possible attack of Ordoño, but also acted in complete independence from Córdoba.

Ordoño married Muniadona, who is thought to be of Castilian origin.

King Ordoño II, who had occupied the throne of Leon in 916, defeated the Arabs in the Battle of San Esteban de Gormaz in 917.

The tomb of Ordoño II of Leon, who died in 924, is found in the cathedral.

Fernán was defeated and made prisoner for 3 years until he became reconciled with his sovereign, giving his daughter Urraca in marriage to the king's heir, Ordoño, who afterwards became King Ordoño III.