Alfonso VIII of Castile and Leon, immobilized …
Years: 1212 - 1212
June
Alfonso VIII of Castile and Leon, immobilized since 1195 by his crushing defeat at Alarcos at the hands of the Almohads, gains the sympathy of the archbishop of Toledo, Rodrigo Jiménez de Rada, who proceeds to stir up religious indignation at the Muslim victory over Christians.
The proclamation of a crusade, obtained from Innocent, has elicited further support from several French bishops; and, in the spring of 1212, contingents of French knights under the archbishop Arnold of Narbonne and Knights Templars began to converge on Toledo.
After some delay, the crusade sets out southward on June 21, augmented by the armies of Alfonso’s Christian rivals Pedro II of Aragon and Afonso II of Portugal.
An early battle is the reconquest of Salvatierra, which is returned to its former masters.
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People
- Afonso II of Portugal
- Alfonso VIII of Castile
- Muhammad al-Nasir
- Peter II of Aragon
- Pope Innocent III
Groups
- Moors
- Muslims, Sunni
- Papal States (Republic of St. Peter)
- Navarre, Kingdom of
- Christians, Roman Catholic
- Castile, Kingdom of
- Cistercians, Order of the (White Friars)
- Aragón, Kingdom of
- Almohad Caliphate
- Salvatierra, Order of
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Years: 1212 - 1212
June
Locations
People
- Afonso II of Portugal
- Alfonso VIII of Castile
- Muhammad al-Nasir
- Peter II of Aragon
- Pope Innocent III
Groups
- Moors
- Muslims, Sunni
- Papal States (Republic of St. Peter)
- Navarre, Kingdom of
- Christians, Roman Catholic
- Castile, Kingdom of
- Cistercians, Order of the (White Friars)
- Aragón, Kingdom of
- Almohad Caliphate
- Salvatierra, Order of
Topics
Commodoties
Subjects
Regions
Subregions