Battle of Rio Salado

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The Battle of Rio Salado was a major 1340 clash in the Reconquista in which the combined forces of Castile and Portugal decisively defeated the Marinid-led Muslim army, halting further Marinid expansion into the Iberian Peninsula.

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Battle of Río Salado 3
Battle of Rio Salado canonical 2
Battle of Salado 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Salado ⓘ
Battle of Tarifa (1340) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Tarifa
belligerent Crown of Castile ⓘ
Kingdom of Portugal ⓘ
Marinid Sultanate ⓘ
linked to: Marinid dynasty

Nasrid Emirate of Granada ⓘ
linked to: Taifa of Granada
cause Marinid intervention in support of Granada ⓘ
combatantSide Castile–Portugal alliance ⓘ
Marinid–Granadan alliance ⓘ
commander Abu al-Hasan Ali ibn Othman ⓘ
Afonso IV of Portugal ⓘ
Alfonso XI of Castile ⓘ
Yusuf I of Granada ⓘ
conflict Christian–Muslim wars in Iberia ⓘ
countryAtTime Crown of Castile ⓘ
Kingdom of Portugal ⓘ
date 1340-10-30 ⓘ
effect strengthened Christian control in southern Iberia ⓘ
weakened Marinid power in the western Mediterranean ⓘ
followedBy siege of Algeciras (1342–1344) ⓘ
historicalPeriod 14th century ⓘ
involved naval support from Castile and Portugal ⓘ
locatedInPresentDay Spain ⓘ
location Andalusia ⓘ
Crown of Castile ⓘ
near Tarifa ⓘ
monarchOnChristianSide Afonso IV of Portugal ⓘ
Alfonso XI of Castile ⓘ
monarchOnMuslimSide Abu al-Hasan Ali ibn Othman ⓘ
Yusuf I of Granada ⓘ
near Tarifa ⓘ
notable large-scale crossing of Strait of Gibraltar by Marinid army ⓘ
opposingForce Marinid Sultanate of Morocco ⓘ
linked to: Marinid dynasty

Nasrid Emirate of Granada ⓘ
linked to: Taifa of Granada
outcome end of large North African invasions of Iberia ⓘ
partOf Castilian–Marinid wars ⓘ
Reconquista ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Teba ⓘ
religiousContext Christian–Muslim conflict ⓘ
result decisive Christian victory ⓘ
defeat of Marinid forces ⓘ
halt of Marinid expansion into Iberian Peninsula ⓘ
river Río Salado ⓘ
significance last major Marinid attempt to invade Iberia ⓘ
turning point in late Reconquista ⓘ
year 1340 ⓘ

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Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Marinid dynasty → militaryConflict → Battle of Rio Salado ⓘ
Afonso IV of Portugal → conflict → Battle of Río Salado ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Rio Salado
Portuguese–Marinid conflicts → hasPart → Battle of Rio Salado ⓘ
Portuguese–Marinid conflicts → hasPart → Battle of Salado ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Rio Salado
Battle of Rio Salado → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Salado ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Rio Salado
Alfonso XI of Castile → battle → Battle of Río Salado ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Rio Salado
Marinid forces → conflict → Battle of Río Salado ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Rio Salado