Siege of Algeciras

Quando

11 de ago. de 1342 – 3 de abr. de 1344

Tipo

Cerco

Coordenadas

36.13° N, 5.45° W

Description

1342–1344 Castilian siege of the Marinid Empire capital

Castilian siege of the Marinid Empire capital

The siege of Algeciras (1342–1344) was undertaken during the Reconquest of Spain by the Castillian forces of Alfonso XI assisted by the fleets of the Crown of Aragon and the Republic of Genoa. The objective was to capture the city of Algeciras, called Al-Jazeera Al-Khadra by the Arabs who occupied it. The city was the capital and the main port of the European territory of the Marinid Empire.

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