What the records say
- When
- 23 Jul 1212 – 31 Jul 1212
- Kind
- Siege
- Coordinates
- 38.01° N, 3.37° W
- Description
- 1212 battle between the Christian army of King Alfonso VIII of Castile and a Muslim army commanded by Muhammad an-Nasir
Fall of Úbeda
1212 siege in the Reconquista
In August 1212, the major Andalusian city of Úbeda was besieged and captured by an army of crusaders led by Alfonso VIII of Castile. The conquest came as an aftermath of the victory at the Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa. The Muslim inhabitants of the town negotiated a peaceful surrender of the town to which Alfonso initially agreed.
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