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410 Moments
1238
James the Conqueror captured Valencia and declared himself king of the Kingdom of Valencia.
1237
Valencian king Zayyan ibn Mardanish loses to Aragonese invasion force at El Puig.
1236
Ferdinand the Saint arrived in Córdoba after its fall to knights and internal traitors.
1235
1233
The city of Burriana was captured during the Siege.
1232
1231
1230
Ferdinand the Saint (Ferdinand III of Castile) left the siege of Jaén to become king of León after Alfonso IX's death.
1229
James the Conqueror led a large fleet and army to conquer Majorca from Salou, Cambrils, and Tarragona.
1226
1225
1224
1217
1214
Alfonso the Noble's young son Henry I of Castile succeeded him, with his sister Berengaria as regent.
1213
Peter the Catholic died while fighting a battle to reinstate Raymond VI as Count of Toulouse. His son, James I, succeeded him.
1212
A coalition defeated an Almohad army, causing the caliph Muhammad al-Nasir to flee.
1209
Pope Innocent III launched a crusade to eradicate Catharism in Languedoc.
1195
1194
1187
Alfonso the Noble recognized Alfonso IX as King of León, who acknowledged Castile's supremacy.
1179
Alfonso the Noble and Alfonso the Chaste divided Andalusia and Aragon ceded Murcia.
1177
Cuenca was conquered by Castile.
1174