Pact of Cazorla

Spain [1179]

Also known as: Treaty of Cazorla

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The Pact of Cazorla, concluded in 1179 between Alfonso II of Aragon and Alfonso VIII of Castile, was an agreement that divided the task of reconquering Moorish territories in the Iberian Peninsula. Under this pact, the Aragonese crown was assigned the responsibility for reconquering the kingdom of Valencia. In return, Aragon relinquished any claims to other Moorish-held lands on the peninsula. This agreement was part of the broader Reconquista, a centuries-long series of campaigns by Christian states to regain territory from Muslim rule in Iberia.1

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Alfonso II
…Valencia; and, in 1179, the pact of Cazorla with his ally, Alfonso VIII of Castile, fixed the future zones of reconquest for the two countries. In his will Alfonso followed the Spanish custom of dividing his kingdom; Provence was thus lost to the Aragonese crown.
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…Valencia; and, in 1179, the pact of Cazorla with his ally, Alfonso VIII of Castile, fixed the future zones of reconquest for the two countries. In his will Alfonso followed the Spanish custom of dividing his kingdom; Provence was thus lost to the Aragonese crown.
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Alfonso VIII
…in 1179 he concluded the Pact of Cazorla, which settled the future line of demarcation between Castile and Aragon when the reconquest of Moorish Spain was completed. From 1172 to 1212 he was engaged in resistance to the Muslim Almohad invaders, who defeated him in 1195. In the same year…
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…in 1179 he concluded the Pact of Cazorla, which settled the future line of demarcation between Castile and Aragon when the reconquest of Moorish Spain was completed. From 1172 to 1212 he was engaged in resistance to the Muslim Almohad invaders, who defeated him in 1195. In the same year…
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