Siege of Jerez

1260 CE.

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The siege of Jerez by King Alfonso X of Castile took place in 1261 (in A.H. 659 [6 December 1260–25 November 1261], according to Ibn ʿIdhārī), presumably in the late spring or early summer. It resulted in the incorporation of Jerez de la Frontera into the Crown of Castile.

Text from the Wikipedia article Siege of Jerez (1261), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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