Carrión (surname)
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Carrión was taken as surname by D. Álvaro de Carreño during the times of Alfonso II El Casto (791-842) after reclaiming the Spanish villa of Carrión de los Condes
from the Moors
by way of a "Trojan Horse
" tactic.
See Carrion (disambiguation)
for a list of famous people with this surname.
Carrión de los Condes
Carrión de los Condes is a municipality in the province of Palencia, part of the Autonomous Community of Castile and León, Spain.It is 40 kilometers from Palencia, on the Way of Saint James.-History:...
from the Moors
Moors
The description Moors has referred to several historic and modern populations of the Maghreb region who are predominately of Berber and Arab descent. They came to conquer and rule the Iberian Peninsula for nearly 800 years. At that time they were Muslim, although earlier the people had followed...
by way of a "Trojan Horse
Trojan Horse
The Trojan Horse is a tale from the Trojan War about the stratagem that allowed the Greeks finally to enter the city of Troy and end the conflict. In the canonical version, after a fruitless 10-year siege, the Greeks constructed a huge wooden horse, and hid a select force of men inside...
" tactic.
See Carrion (disambiguation)
Carrion (disambiguation)
Carrion may refer to:* Carrion, a carcass* Carrion beetle, a family of carnivorous beetles* Carrion/Apologies to Insect Life, a song by the band British Sea Power* Carrion Crow, a species of bird* Carrion , a villain in Spider-Man comics...
for a list of famous people with this surname.