Saint James the Moor-slayer is the name given to the representation (painting, sculpture, etc.) of the apostle Saint James the Elder as a legendary, miraculous appearance at the Battle of Clavijo, fighting on the Christian side against the Muslim Moors. Historians agree the battle never happened; the legends were invented centuries after the supposed event. "Matamoros" is not a name nor an advocation of the saint. Aspects of the historical Battle of Monte Laturce (859) were incorporated into this legend of the battle of Clavijo, as Claudio Sánchez-Albornoz demonstrated in 1948. Historian Jean Mitchell-Lanham says "While this event is based on legend, the supposed battle has provided one of the strongest ideological icons in the Spanish national identity."