Battle of the Salado
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The Battle of Río Salado, fought on October 30, 1340, was a significant engagement between the allied Christian forces of Castile and Portugal and the Muslim Marinids from North Africa. This battle marked the final attempt by the Marinids to invade the Iberian Peninsula.1
The Marinids had amassed a large army and destroyed the Castilian fleet in the Strait of Gibraltar before advancing inland to the Salado River, near Seville. There, they were met by the allied Christian forces, led by Alfonso XI of Castile and Afonso IV of Portugal. The Marinids suffered a decisive defeat and were forced to retreat back to Africa. This victory was crucial in halting the Muslim advance into Iberia and was a key event in the broader context of the Reconquista.12
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- Afonso IV
…in the victory of the Salado River near Tárifa (Oct. 30, 1340).
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SpainCastile and León, 1252–1479…Granada and Morocco at the Salado River in 1340 and thus ended for good all Moroccan attempts to establish a base in Spain. He captured Algeciras (Al-Jazīrah al-Khaḍrāʾ) four years later, but he was unable to take the nearby fortress of Gibraltar because he fell victim to the Black Death.
Read More…Granada and Morocco at the Salado River in 1340 and thus ended for good all Moroccan attempts to establish a base in Spain. He captured Algeciras (Al-Jazīrah al-Khaḍrāʾ) four years later, but he was unable to take the nearby fortress of Gibraltar because he fell victim to the Black Death.
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