Atlas of Battles

commander, 6 engagements

Battles of Alfonso VI of León and Castile

Battles of Alfonso VI of León and Castile

King of León (1065 to 1109), of Castile (1072 to 1109), and of Galicia (1071 to 1109), 1040 to 1109

Alfonso VI of León and Castile is recorded as a commander at 6 placed engagements in the atlas between 1068 and 1101: 4 battles and 2 sieges, all in present-day Spain. Taken in date order, the sites lie 1,139 km apart end to end, 228 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Almoravid conquest of al-Andalus (3).

Siege of ValenciaBattle of LlantadaBattle of GolpejeraSiege of ToledoBattle of SagrajasBattle of ConsuegraBattle of LlantadaBattle of GolpejeraSiege of ToledoBattle of SagrajasBattle of ConsuegraMadridValenciaZaragozaValladolidOurenseCastelloSalamancaAlbaceteLogroñoGuadalajara200 km40.632N, 3.639W
6 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1068: 1 engagements1 in 10681072: 1 engagements1 in 10721081: 1 engagements1 in 10811086: 1 engagements1 in 10861097: 1 engagements1 in 10971101: 1 engagements1 in 110110681101
6 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Llantada, 1068Battle of Golpejera, 1072Siege of Toledo, 1081Battle of Sagrajas, 1086Battle of Consuegra, 1097Siege of Valencia, 110110681101
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
19 July 1068Battle of LlantadaLantadilla, SpainVictory for Castile
12 January 1072Battle of GolpejeraCardeñosa de Volpejera, Spain34 km WVictory for Sancho II of Castile
1081Siege of ToledoToledo city, Spain270 km SLeónese victory
23 October 1086Battle of SagrajasBadajoz, Spain268 km WMuslim Coalition victory
15 August 1097Battle of ConsuegraConsuegra, Spain290 km EAlmoravid victory
July 1101Siege of ValenciaValencia, Spain277 km EAlmoravid victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, Uploaded by MaiDireLollo, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.