Siege of Córdoba (1236)

Siege of Córdoba
Part of the Reconquista

The conquest of Córdoba by Ferdinand III the Saint, by Antonio Palomino. Chapel of Saint Teresa of the Mosque of Córdoba (Spain).
DateJune 29, 1236
Location
Result Castilian victory
Belligerents
Taifa of Córdoba
Commanders and leaders
  • Abul-l-Casan
  • Lorenzo Suárez
  • Ibn Hud

During the reconquista, the siege of Córdoba (Spanish: Conquista de Córdoba, Conquest of Córdoba) was a successful investment by the forces of Ferdinand III, king of Castile and León, marking the end of the Islamic rule over the city that had begun in 711.