The chronicles of the time pointed out that “the Christians came to fear him as death”
Bust of AlmanzorABC
The bishop Sampiro, born in the 11th century, did not mince words when referring to the excesses perpetrated by Abu ʿAmir Muhammad ben Abi ʿAmir al-Maʿafirí, better known in these parts as Almanzor. The religious explained that, “with all the…
