The Battle of Clavijo was a legendary battle that never took place, reportedly fought near Clavijo between the Spanish Christians led by Ramiro I of Asturias, and the Muslims led by the Emir of Córdoba. In the legend Saint James Matamoros, known to Spaniards as Santiago Matamoros (the Moor-slayer) suddenly appeared and aided a vastly outnumbered Christian army. Aspects of the historical Battle of Monte Laturce (859) were incorporated into this legend, as Claudio Sánchez-Albornoz demonstrated in 1948. The date originally assigned to the battle, 834, was changed in modern times to suit the inherent contradictions of the account.