Conquest of Tarifa

Conquest of Tarifa
Part of the Battle of the Strait during the Reconquista
Date1292
Location
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.


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