La cruzada de 1309 en el contexto de la Batalla del Estrecho

Abstract

The crusade of 1309 was a stage in the Battle for the Strait of Gibraltar, waged from the reign of Alfonso X through that of Alfonso XI. Their intent was to isolate the kingdom of Granada by denying the Moroccans access to the Peninsula. Armies, fleets and money were required to carry out plundering expeditions, sieges, and pitched battles such as Salado in 1340. The Cortes made regular financial contributions and the papacy, in addition to granting the crusading indulgence, authorized the use of ecclesiastical revenues. Notable successes included the conquests of Tarifa, Gibraltar, and Algeciras. However, the Nasrids recovered both Gibraltar and Algeciras, so that in the late fourteenth century only Tarifa remained in Castilian hands.