Conquest of Cuenca | |||||||||
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Part of Spanish Christian–Muslim War of 1172–1212 | |||||||||
Panoramic view of Cuenca | |||||||||
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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.