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Siege of Coria

Siege of Coria was a siege conducted in June 1138 at Coria, in what is now Spain. It was part of the Almoravid conquest of al-Andalus, which ran from 1086 to 1147. The recorded result: Almoravid victory.

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Detalle de uno de los cubos de la muralla de Coria (Cáceres, España), con numerosos sillares romanos en su fábrica
Detalle de uno de los cubos de la muralla de Coria (Cáceres, España), con numerosos sillares romanos en su fábrica. Caligatus, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
FoughtJune 1138
WhereCoria, Spain39.982N, 6.537W
OutcomeAlmoravid victory
BelligerentsKingdom of León–CastileagainstAlmoravid Empire
Part ofAlmoravid conquest of al-Andalus1086 to 1147

Where it sits in the Almoravid conquest of al-Andalus

Battle of Sagrajas, 1086Siege of Aledo, 1089Siege of Toledo, 1090Battle of Almodóvar del Río, 1091Siege of Valencia, 1092Battle of Quart de Poblet, 1094Capture of Lisbon, 1094Battle of Bairén, 1097Battle of Consuegra, 1097Siege of Valencia, 1101Battle of Mollerussa, 1102Battle of Uclés, 1108Siege of Lisbon, 1109Battle of Vatalandi, 1110Capture of Santarém, 1111Siege of Coimbra, 1117Siege of Calatayud, 1120Battle of Corbins, 1126Battle of Arnisol, 1126Battle of the Alcalans, 1129Capture of Aceca, 1130Battle of Valencia, 1130Battle of Alamin, 1131Battle of Badajoz, 1134Battle of Fraga, 1134Capture of Leiria, 1137Battle of Guadalquivir, 1138Siege of Coria, 1138Siege of Oreja, 1139Battle of Ourique, 1139Battle of Trancoso, 1140Siege of Coria, 1142Battle of Montiel, 1143Capture of Soure, 1144Siege of Lisbon, 1147Siege of Lleida, 114910861149Siege of Coria, 1138
36 placed engagements of the Almoravid conquest of al-Andalus in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

DateJune 1138 (month precision)
PlaceCoria, Spain
39.982N, 6.537W
KindSiege, medieval
Commanders
  • Alfonso VII of León and Castile
  • Rodrigo Martínez
Siege of CoriaSiege of CoriaSiege of CoriaBattle of AlcántaraBattle of Aldeia da PonteBattle of El BodonSiege of Ciudad RodrigoSiege of CoriaBattle of AlcántaraBattle of Aldeia da PonteBattle of El BodonSiege of Ciudad RodrigoSalamancaBadajozCoimbraMéridaCastelo BrancoPortalegre100 km39.982N, 6.537W
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Siege of Coria is one of 438 engagements of the 12th century in the atlas and one of 1,070 in present-day Spain.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q7509947, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Coria (1138), revision 1370740424, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.