What the records say
- When
- 1138
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 36.79° N, 6.36° W
- Description
- 1138 battle during the Reconquista
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Battle of Guadalquivir (1138)
1138 battle during the Reconquista
The Battle of Guadalquivir was a military engagement between Alfonso VII, King of León and Castile, and the Almoravids in the Guadalquivir River Valley in 1138. During a military campaign, Alfonso's army ravished numerous cities and towns only to have one of his raiding parties trapped and annihilated by the Almoravids at a flooded Guadalquivir River crossing.
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