Origins
Its origins date back to the early eighth century, when Muslims were taking control of the northern territories of Visigoth Kingdom of Hispania and what is now modern day northeastern Spain and southern France. After turning back deep Muslim incursions into the Frankish Empire, under the Carolingian monarchs, created the Marca Hispanica (the Spanish March}. This was achieved by taking over territories along the Pyrenees and the northeast of the Iberian Peninsula. This resulted in the formation of a group of small counties.
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