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Ordono I of Asturias

Ordoño I (830?-May 27, 866), became king of Asturias in 850. In 859 he defeated Musa ibn Musa in a battle at Albelda.

Ordoño was said to have directed the repopulation of the towns of León, Astorga, Tuy, and Amaya.