Conquest of Taifa | |||||||
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Part of the Battle of the Strait during the Reconquista | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Crown of Castile Crown of Aragon Republic of Genoa | Marinid Sultanate | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Sancho IV of Castile Benedetto I Zaccaria | Abu Yaqub | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
More than 30 galleys[1] Surroundings of 8,000 horsemen[2] | 3,000[3] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Unknown | Unknown |
The conquest of Taifa was a military operation led by the Corona de Castilla, with support Genove, Aragonés and Granadino, through which the city of Tarifa was conquered in 1292, in the power of the Benimerines.