⚔ Battlefields of the World

Conquest of Zaragoza (1118) 1118

Conquest of Zaragoza (1118): El barranco de la muerte (Diputación Provincial de Zaragoza)
Image: Agustín Salinas Teruel, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.

Key facts

Year1118Wikidata P580 (start time)
EraMedieval (500–1499)derived from year
LocationSpainNatural Earth (modern borders)
ContinentEuropeNatural Earth
War / conflictReconquistaWikidata P361
ParticipantsAlmoravid dynasty, Alphonse the Battler, Centule II of Bigorre, Gaston IV, Viscount of Béarn, Kingdom of AragonWikidata P710
Coordinates41.6500, -0.8833Wikidata P625

About the battle

The Conquest of Zaragoza of 1118 was a military operation led by Alfonso the Battler, King of Aragón and Pamplona, who successfully besieged and captured the city of Zaragoza from the Almoravids.

Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Conquest of Zaragoza (1118) (revision 1376138122), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; formatting and citations removed. No text added.

Location

41.6500, -0.8833 · Spain

Google Maps OpenStreetMap

Nearby battles

Other battles of the Reconquista

All 63 battles of the Reconquista →

Browse more: battles in Spain · Europe · Medieval battles

Further reading