| Conquest of Tarifa | |||||||
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| Part of theBattle of the Strait during theReconquista | |||||||
 Conquest of Tarifa by Sancho IV the Brave (19th-century Spanish engraving) | |||||||
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| 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 | ||||||
Theconquest of Tarifa was a military operation in 1292 led by theCrown of Castile withGenoese,Aragonese andGranadan support, in which the city ofTarifa was conquered, then held by theMarinids.
The siege of the city, which had maintained a key strategic importance far away from the Middle Ages for the different powers of the zone,[4] consisted of a combined attack of land and naval forces. Since the previous year, Tarifa had been subjected to a naval blockade to prevent the supply of supplies.[5] The naval contingent, led by the Genoese admiralBenedetto I Zaccaria, was composed of a fleet ofGenoese,Castilian andAragonese ships (the latter sub-commanded by Berenguer de Montoliú).[6]Sancho IV of Castile also provided logistical assistance from theEmirate of Granada.[7] The land siege started in July 1292, after the arrival of Sancho IV.[8]
The forces of Sancho IV entered the city on October 14, 1292.[9]
According toMiguel Ángel Ladero Quesada [es], the conquest of the city was the most decisive Christian advance in two centuries of conflict in the area of theStrait of Gibraltar.[10]
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