Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa
WarReconquista
Year1212
LocationSpain
BelligerentsChristian kingdoms vs Almohads
About the Battle
The decisive battle of the Spanish Reconquista. Combined Christian kingdoms crushed the Almohad Caliphate. The caliph fled with only 1,000 of his original 100,000 men. Opened the way for the conquest of most of Iberia. The beginning of the end for Islamic Spain.