Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa

1212ReconquistaSpain
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.