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First siege of Gibraltar 1309

First siege of Gibraltar: Rock of Gibraltar northwest
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Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate. Wikidata lists more than one location for this battle; the first is shown.

Key facts

Year1309Wikidata P580 (start time)
EraMedieval (500–1499)derived from year
LocationGibraltarNatural Earth (modern borders)
ContinentEuropeNatural Earth
War / conflictBattle of the Strait, ReconquistaWikidata P361
Coordinates36.1377, -5.3454Wikidata P625

About the battle

The first siege of Gibraltar was a battle of the Spanish Reconquista that took place in 1309. The battle pitted the forces of the Crown of Castile (mostly those from the military councils of the city of Seville) under the command of Juan Núñez II de Lara and Alonso Pérez de Guzmán, against the forces of the Emirate of Granada who were under the command of Sultan Muhammed III and his brother, Abu'l-Juyush Nasr.

The battle resulted in a victory for the Crown of Castile, one of the few victories in what turned out to be a disastrous campaign. The taking of Gibraltar greatly increased the relative power of Castile on the Iberian Peninsula though the actual city was later recaptured by Muslim forces during the third siege of Gibraltar in 1333.

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Location

36.1377, -5.3454 · Gibraltar

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