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Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa 1212

Castile, Aragon and Navarre defeat the Almohads: the turning point of the Reconquista.

Map showing the location of Battle of Las Navas de TolosaLas Navas de Tolosa
Border map for 1200. See Europe in 1200.

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Key facts

Date1212
TypeBattle
Location38.28° N, -3.60° E
Nearest city on the mapCórdoba (about 112 km)
Territory of (map of 1200)Almohad Caliphate

Rulers in 1212

RealmRulerReign
ByzantiumEmpire of Nicaea in exile (Latin Empire holds the capital)1204–1261
Franks / HRE / GermanyFrederick II1212–1250
FrancePhilip II Augustus1180–1223
England / UKKing John1199–1216

The world around 1212

YearEventWhere
1215Magna CartaRunnymede