habían contendido
-they/you had contended
Past perfectellos/ellas/ustedesconjugation ofcontender.

contender

A lo largo del siglo diecinueve dos países habían contendido con el Ecuador el derecho a las reliquias de Sucre.
Throughout the 19th century two other countries disputed against Ecuador for the right to Sucre's relics.
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