The Battle of Cutanda or Batalla de Cutanda was a battle in June of the year 1120 between the forces of Alfonso I the Battler and an army led by Almoravid general Ibrahim ibn Yusuf occurring in a place called Cutanda, near

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(

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), in which the

Almoravid The Almoravid dynasty ( ar, المرابطون, translit=Al-Murābiṭūn, lit=those from the ribats) was an imperial Berber Muslim dynasty centered in the territory of present-day Morocco. It established an empire in the 11th century that ...

army was defeated by the combined forces, mainly of

Aragon Aragon ( , ; Spanish and an, Aragón ; ca, Aragó ) is an autonomous community in Spain, coextensive with the medieval Kingdom of Aragon. In northeastern Spain, the Aragonese autonomous community comprises three provinces (from north to sou ...

and

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. Alfonso I was aided by

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who dispatched French troops to aid the Christian forces in the battle. The

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Ali ibn Yusuf Ali ibn Yusuf (also known as "Ali Ben Youssef") () (born 1084 died 26 January 1143) was the 5th Almoravid emir. He reigned from 1106–1143. Biography Ali ibn Yusuf was born in 1084 in Ceuta. He was the son of Yusuf ibn T ...

sent his general Ibrahim ibn Yusuf to intercept the Christian forces near

. The Muslim and Christian armies met at a place known as Cutanda where the battle ensued. The Almoravid army was destroyed and their general, Ibrahim, killed. After this battle the Aragonese captured the fortified towns of

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and

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References

*Cañada Juste, Alberto
La batalla de Cutanda (1120)
1997; Xiloca nº 20 *Tucoo-Chala, Pierre, Quand l'Islam était aux portes des Pyrénées, 1994; Biarritz: J&D Editions {{DEFAULTSORT:Cutanda, Battle of Battles involving Aragon 12th century in Aragon Cutanda 1120 Conflicts in 1120 1120 in Europe Cutanda 12th century in Al-Andalus