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One of the most famous historic milestones is the Battle of Orreaga/Roncesvalles: The 15th of August of the year 778, the rearguard of Carlomagno´s army, that came from a campaign in Zaragoza, and after destroying the walls of Iruñea/Pamplona, was attacked and defeated by the Vascones in the gorges of Orreaga-Roncesvalles. This event affected to the French nation because it was the first defeat of Carlomagno´s army and was related through all the Christendom for centuries...
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One of the most famous historic milestones is the Battle of Orreaga/Roncesvalles: The 15th of August of the year 778, the rearguard of Carlomagno´s army, that came from a campaign in Zaragoza, and after destroying the walls of Iruñea/Pamplona, was attacked and defeated by the Vascones in the gorges of Orreaga-Roncesvalles. This event affected to the French nation because it was the first defeat of Carlomagno´s army and was related through all the Christendom for centuries in the "Chanson de Roland". The name of Luzaide (in Basque) took another name that came from this striking event: "Carlos´ valley", Valcarlos.

The Valleys of the basins (Artzibar/Arce, Longuida, Urraules, Romanzado, Irunberri/Lumbier, Unciti, Izagaondoa) with their cereal fields, vines, very important time ago, had a lot of domains, palaces and castles because of their location, bordering on Aragon. Nowadays they are uninhabited because of the industry of Iruñea/Pamplona.
(Resource:www.pirineonavarro.com)
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