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Alarcos
Battle of Alarcos (July 18, 1195), was a battle between the Almohads led by Abu Yusuf Ya'qub al-Mansur and King Alfonso VIII of Castile.''Medieval Iberia: an encyclopedia'', 42. It resulted in the defeat of the Kingdom of Castile, Castilian forces and their subsequent retreat to Toledo, Spain, Toledo, whereas the Almohads reconquered Trujillo, Cáceres, Trujillo, Montánchez, and Talavera de la Reina, Talavera. Background In 1189 the Almohad caliph Yaqub al-Mansur returned from Marrakesh to fight the Portuguese people, Portuguese who, with the help of a Christian alliance, had taken over Silves Municipality, Portugal, Silves. He successfully recaptured the city and went back to his capital. An armistice between the Almohads and the Christian kings of Kingdom of Castile, Castile and Kingdom of León, León ensued. At the expiration of the truce, and having received news that Yaqub was gravely ill in Marrakesh and that his brother Abu Yahya, the governor of Al-Andalus, had cross ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfonso VIII Of Castile
Alfonso VIII (11 November 11555 October 1214), called the Noble (''El Noble'') or the one of Las Navas (''el de las Navas''), was King of Castile from 1158 to his death and King of Toledo. After having suffered a great defeat with his own army at Alarcos against the Almohads in 1195, he led the coalition of Christian princes and foreign crusaders who broke the power of the Almohads in the Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa in 1212, an event which marked the arrival of a tide of Christian supremacy on the Iberian peninsula. His reign saw the domination of Castile over León and, by his alliance with Aragon, he drew those two spheres of Christian Iberia into close connection. Regency and civil war Alfonso was born to Sancho III of Castile and Blanche, in Soria on 11 November 1155. He was named after his grandfather Alfonso VII of León and Castile, who divided his kingdoms between his sons. This division set the stage for conflict in the family until the kingdoms were re-united by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
