Conquest of Valencia (1238)
| Conquest of Valencia | |||||||
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| Part of the Reconquista (Aragonese conquest of Valencia) | |||||||
19th Century evocation of the entry of King James I in Valencia (Prado Museum) | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Crown of Aragon | Taifa of Valencia | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| James I of Aragon | Zayyan ibn Mardanish | ||||||
The conquest of Valencia by the Catalan and Aragonese troops of King James I of Aragon took place on 9 October 1238.