Conquest of Valencia

Conquest of Valencia
Part of the Reconquista (Aragonese conquest of Valencia)
19th Century evocation of the entry of King James I in Valencia (Prado Museum)
Date 22 April – 9 October 1238 Location city of Valencia, Spain Result Conquest of the City of Valencia by James I of Aragon
Belligerents
Crown of Aragon	Taifa of Valencia
Commanders and leaders
James I of Aragon	Zayyan ibn Mardanish

The Conquest of the city of Valencia, called Balànsiya by the Muslims until the conquest, took place on 9 October 1238 by the Catalan-Aragonese troops of James I of Aragon.