battle, medieval

Battle of Cerneja

Name: Battle of Cerneja
Location: Kingdom of Galicia, Spain

Battle of Cerneja was a battle fought in 1139 at Kingdom of Galicia, in what is now Spain. It was part of history of Portugal. The recorded result: Portuguese victory.

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Fought1139

WhereKingdom of Galicia, Spain41.695N, 8.789W

OutcomePortuguese victory

Belligerents22px|border County of Portugalagainst22px Kingdom of León

Part ofhistory of Portugalhistory of Portugal (1112–1279)

Record

Date	1139 (year precision)
Place	Kingdom of Galicia, Spain 41.695N, 8.789W
Kind	Battle, medieval
Commanders	Afonso I of Portugal	Fernando Pérez de Traba Rodrigo Vélaz

The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Vilanova 1658, 34 km N
Battle of Braga 1809, 35 km SE
Siege of Tui 1809, 41 km N
Reconquest of Vigo 1809, 60 km N
Battle of Bayona Islands 1590, 61 km N

Elsewhere in 1139

Battle of Cerneja is one of 459 engagements of the 12th century in the atlas and one of 1,204 in present-day Spain.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q9651035, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Cerneja, revision 1370436664, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.