Conquest of Cuenca

Conquest of Cuenca
Part of Spanish Christian–Muslim War of 1172–1212

Panoramic view of Cuenca
Date6 January – 21 September 1177
Location
Result Christian victory
Territorial
changes
Castilian capture of the city
Belligerents
Kingdom of Castile
Crown of Aragon
Almohad Caliphate
Commanders and leaders
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.


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