Siege

Siege of Oreja

Apr 1139 – Oct 1139 · 40.11° N, 3.39° W

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When
Apr 1139 – Oct 1139
Kind
Siege
Coordinates
40.11° N, 3.39° W
Description
1139 siege of the Castle of Colmenar de Oreja

Siege of Oreja

Siege of the Castle of Oreja in 1139

The siege of Oreja was a siege by the forces of Alfonso VII, Emperor of Spain, that lasted from April until October 1139 when the Almoravid garrison surrendered. It was the first major victory of the renewed Reconquista that characterised the last two decades of Alfonso's reign.

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