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He was an illegitimate son of Alfonso I, supposedly by a Moorish serf.
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Mauregatus Asturias
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The nobility had elected Alfonso II at Adosinda"s insistence, but Mauregatus assembled a large army of supporters and forced Alfonso into Álava. Nothing is known in detail of his reign. The adoptionist dispute was raging between Elipandus, Archbishop of Toledo, and Beatus of Liébana and even occasioned the intervention of Charlemagne.
During his reign a hymn to Saint James was composed with an acrostic mentioning the king"s name.
This is considered to presage the legend of the saint"s burial at Santiago de Compostela.
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Roman Catholic