Conquest of Évora
| Conquest of Évora (1165) | |||||||||
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| Part of the Reconquista and Almohad wars in the Iberian Peninsula | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Almohad Caliphate | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
| Gerald the Fearless | Unknown | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||||
The Conquest of Évora in 1165 was an episode of the Reconquista launched by Gerald the Fearless, who conquered the city from the Muslims during the night with a contingent of soldiers. Évora was then handed over to the Afonso I of Portugal and definitively integrated into his Kingdom.