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Battle of Puerto Lope

Disaster of Puerto Lope
Part of the Spanish Reconquista

The location of Puerto Lope
Date26 April 1394
Location37°20′10″N 3°49′56″W / 37.33611°N 3.83222°W / 37.33611; -3.83222
Result Granadan victory
Belligerents
Crown of Castile
Order of Calatrava
Emirate of Granada
Commanders and leaders
Martín Yáñez de Barbudo  Muhammad VII of Granada
Strength
6,300 men 5,000 knights
120,000 infantry (exaggeration)
Casualties and losses
3,600 killed
1,200 captured
1,500 escaped
500 killed

The Battle of Puerto Lope or Disaster of Puerto Lope[1] was a military engagement between the Granadan forces and the Castilian Crusaders who invaded Granada. The battle ended in victory for the Granadans and the destruction of the Crusader forces.

  1. ^ Jose Enrique, p. 185

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