Conquest of Cuenca | |||||||
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Part of Spanish Christian–Muslim War of 1172–1212 | |||||||
Gorge de Huécar on its way through Cuenca | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Kingdom of Castile Supported by: Crown of Aragon | Almohad Caliphate | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Alfonso VIII of Castile Nuño Pérez de Lara † Alfonso II of Aragon Berenguer de Vilademuls | Abu Bekaa |
The conquest of Cuenca was a siege led by Alfonso VIII of Castile and Alfonso II of Aragon to the city of Cuenca in 1177.