| Conquest of Cuenca | |||||||||
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| Part of Reconquista and Almohad wars in the Iberian Peninsula | |||||||||
 Panoramic view of Cuenca | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
 Kingdom of Castile Crown of Aragon |
 Almohad Caliphate | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Alfonso VIII of Castile Nuño Pérez de Lara † Alfonso II of Aragon Berenguer de Vilademuls |
Abu Beka | ||||||||
The Conquest of Cuenca was a siege led by Alfonso VIII of Castile and Alfonso II of Aragon to the city of Cuenca in 1177. The siege lasted for almost a year until it finally fell on Castilian hands in 21 September.