Conquest of Tarifa

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Conquest of Tarifa
Part of the Battle of the Strait during the Reconquista

Conquest of Tarifa by Sancho IV the Brave (19th-century Spanish engraving)
Date1292
Location
Tarifa
Result Christian victory
Belligerents
Crown of Castile
Crown of Aragon
Republic of Genoa		 Marinid Sultanate
Commanders and leaders
Sancho IV of Castile
Benedetto I Zaccaria		 Abu Yaqub
Strength
More than 30 galleys[1]
Surroundings of 8,000 horsemen[2]		 3,000[3]
Casualties and losses
Unknown Unknown

The conquest of Tarifa was a military operation in 1292 led by the Crown of Castile with Genoese, Aragonese and Granadan support, in which the city of Tarifa was conquered, then held by the Marinids.

History

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The siege of the city, which had maintained a key strategic importance far away from the Middle Ages for the different powers of the zone,[4] consisted of a combined attack of land and naval forces. Since the previous year, Tarifa had been subjected to a naval blockade to prevent the supply of supplies.[5] The naval contingent, led by the Genoese admiral Benedetto I Zaccaria, was composed of a fleet of Genoese, Castilian and Aragonese ships (the latter sub-commanded by Berenguer de Montoliú).[6] Sancho IV of Castile also provided logistical assistance from the Emirate of Granada.[7] The land siege started in July 1292, after the arrival of Sancho IV.[8]

The forces of Sancho IV entered the city on October 14, 1292.[9]

According to Miguel Ángel Ladero Quesada [es], the conquest of the city was the most decisive Christian advance in two centuries of conflict in the area of the Strait of Gibraltar.[10]

References

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  1. ^ López Fernández 2013, p. 22.
  2. ^ López Fernández 2013, p. 23.
  3. ^ Segura González 2006, p. 5.
  4. ^ López Fernández 2013, p. 7.
  5. ^ López Fernández 2013, p. 21.
  6. ^ Iglesias Rodríguez 2003, p. 44.
  7. ^ Ladero Quesada 1993, p. 19.
  8. ^ Segura González 2006, p. 6.
  9. ^ Segura González 2006, p. 4.
  10. ^ Ladero Quesada 1993, p. 22.

Bibliography

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  • Iglesias Rodríguez (2003). Monarquía y nobleza señorial en Andalucía: estudios sobre el señorío de El Puerto (siglos XIII-XVIII). University of Seville. ISBN 84-472-0770-6.
  • Ladero Quesada (1993). Castilla y la batalla del estrecho en torno a 1292: la toma de Tarifa. Almoraima : campogibraltareños studio magazine. pp. 15–24. ISSN 1133-5319.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)
  • López Fernández (2013). La conquista de Tarifa y su defensa en tiempos de Sancho IV. Al Qantir. pp. 5–72. ISSN 1989-9815.
  • Segura González (2006). La fecha de la conquista de Tarifa por Sancho IV el Bravo. Tarifa: Aljaranda. pp. 4–9. ISSN 1130-7986.