Ramiro Ii

King of Leon and Asturias in Christian Spain from 931 to 951. The second son of King Ordo�o II, he became king on the abdication of his elder brother, Alfonso IV. Ramiro was an exceptional general who scored several major victories (e.g., the Battle of Simancas, 939) over the caliphate of C�rdoba in Muslim Spain. In 944 he negotiated a five-year truce with the caliph 'Abd