Conquest of Tarifa
| Conquest of Tarifa | |||||||
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| Part of the Battle of the Strait during the Reconquista | |||||||
Conquest of Tarifa by Sancho IV the Brave (19th-century Spanish engraving) | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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Crown of Castile Crown of Aragon Republic of Genoa | Marinid Sultanate | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Sancho IV of Castile Benedetto I Zaccaria | Abu Yaqub | ||||||
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More than 30 galleys Surroundings of 8,000 horsemen | 3,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
The conquest of Tarifa was a military operation in 1292 led by the Crown of Castile with Genoese, Aragonese and Granadan support, in which the city of Tarifa was conquered, then held by the Marinids.