Alarcos Castle

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The castle is well known for the Battle of Alarcos (July 19, 1195), which was a battle between an alliance of Almohads led by Abu Yusuf Ya'qub al-Mansur and some Castilian cavalry led by Pedro Fernández de Castro versus King Alfonso VIII King of Castile,(1166–1214); also referred as the Disaster of Alarcos.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Alarcos
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Coordinates:   38°57'24"N   4°0'39"W
This article was last modified 16 years ago