Battle of Calatrava 1173
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate. Wikidata lists more than one location for this battle; the first is shown.
Key facts
| Year | 1173 | Wikidata P585 (point in time) |
|---|---|---|
| Era | Medieval (500–1499) | derived from year |
| Location | Spain | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Europe | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | Almohad wars in the Iberian Peninsula | Wikidata P361 |
| Participants | Almohad Caliphate, Kingdom of Castile | Wikidata P710 |
| Coordinates | 38.8451, -4.0635 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The Battle of Calatrava was fought on 5 April 1173 between the militia of the Castilian city of Ávila and an Almohad Caliphate army. The Castilian forces were returning from a raid into Muslim territory when they were intercepted and defeated by the Almohads on a mountainside near Calatrava.
Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Battle of Calatrava (revision 1370435835), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; formatting and citations removed. No text added.
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