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Battle of Portopí

Battle of Portopí was a battle fought on 12 September 1229 at Coll de sa Batalla, in what is now Spain. It was part of the Conquest of Majorca, which ran from 1228 to 1231. The recorded result: Aragonese victory.

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Monument regarding the burial site of the nobility knights that died in battle during the conquer of Mallorca in 1229, Gillem Montcada and his nephew Ramón.
Monument regarding the burial site of the nobility knights that died in battle during the conquer of Mallorca in 1229, Gillem Montcada and his nephew Ramón.. Rafael Ortega Díaz, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought12 September 1229
WhereColl de sa Batalla, Spain39.517N, 2.517E
OutcomeAragonese victory
BelligerentsCrown of AragonagainstAlmohad Caliphate
Part ofConquest of Majorca1228 to 1231

Where it sits in the Conquest of Majorca

Siege of Alaró, 1229Siege of Palma, 1229Siege of Pollença, 1229Battle of Portopí, 1229Siege of Arta, 123012291230Battle of Portopí, 1229
5 placed engagements of the Conquest of Majorca in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date12 September 1229
PlaceColl de sa Batalla, Spain
39.517N, 2.517E
KindBattle, medieval
Commanders
  • Abu Yahya Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Abi Imran al-Tinmalali
Battle of PortopíBattle of PortopíSiege of PalmaAssault on Alaró CastleSiege of AlaróSiege of AlaróBattle of LlucmajorAssault on Alaró CastleSiege of AlaróBattle of Llucmajor100 km39.517N, 2.517E
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Battle of Portopí is one of 590 engagements of the 13th century in the atlas and one of 1,070 in present-day Spain.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2792009, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Portopí, revision 1370272168, 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.