Battle of Río Salado

Name: Battle of Río Salado
Start: 1340

1340 CE.

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The Battle of Río Salado also known as the Battle of Tarifa (30 October 1340) was a battle of the allied Christian armies of King Alfonso XI of Castile and King Afonso IV of Portugal against the allied Muslim armies of Sultan Abu al-Hasan 'Ali of the Marinids and Emir Yusuf I of the Emirate of Granada.

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