Battle of Rio Salado

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battle military conflict

The Battle of Rio Salado was a major 1340 clash in the Reconquista in which the combined forces of Castile and Portugal decisively defeated the Marinid-led Muslim army, halting further Marinid expansion into the Iberian Peninsula.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Battle of Rio Salado canonical	2
Battle of Salado	2
Battle of Río Salado	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle ⓘ military conflict ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Battle of Rio Salado ⓘ surface form: Battle of Salado Battle of Tarifa ⓘ surface form: Battle of Tarifa (1340)
belligerent	Crown of Castile ⓘ Kingdom of Portugal ⓘ Marinid dynasty ⓘ surface form: Marinid Sultanate Taifa of Granada ⓘ surface form: Nasrid Emirate of Granada
cause	Marinid intervention in support of Granada ⓘ
combatantSide	Castile–Portugal alliance ⓘ Marinid–Nasrid alliance ⓘ surface form: Marinid–Granadan alliance
commander	Abu al-Hasan Ali ibn Othman ⓘ Afonso IV of Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ Alfonso XI of Castile NERFINISHED ⓘ Yusuf I of Granada ⓘ
conflict	Christian–Muslim wars in Iberia ⓘ
countryAtTime	Crown of Castile ⓘ Kingdom of Portugal ⓘ
date	1340-10-30 ⓘ
effect	strengthened Christian control in southern Iberia ⓘ weakened Marinid power in the western Mediterranean ⓘ
followedBy	siege of Algeciras (1342–1344) ⓘ
historicalPeriod	14th century ⓘ
involved	naval support from Castile and Portugal ⓘ
locatedInPresentDay	Spain ⓘ
location	Andalusia ⓘ Crown of Castile ⓘ near Tarifa ⓘ
monarchOnChristianSide	Afonso IV of Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ Alfonso XI of Castile NERFINISHED ⓘ
monarchOnMuslimSide	Abu al-Hasan Ali ibn Othman ⓘ Yusuf I of Granada ⓘ
near	Tarifa ⓘ
notable	large-scale crossing of Strait of Gibraltar by Marinid army ⓘ
opposingForce	Marinid dynasty ⓘ surface form: Marinid Sultanate of Morocco Taifa of Granada ⓘ surface form: Nasrid Emirate of Granada
outcome	end of large North African invasions of Iberia ⓘ
partOf	Castilian–Marinid wars ⓘ Reconquista ⓘ
precededBy	Battle of Teba ⓘ
religiousContext	Christian–Muslim conflict ⓘ
result	decisive Christian victory ⓘ defeat of Marinid forces ⓘ halt of Marinid expansion into Iberian Peninsula ⓘ
river	Río Salado NERFINISHED ⓘ
significance	last major Marinid attempt to invade Iberia ⓘ turning point in late Reconquista ⓘ
year	1340 ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Marinid dynasty → militaryConflict → Battle of Rio Salado ⓘ

Afonso IV of Portugal → conflict → Battle of Rio Salado ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Río Salado

Portuguese–Marinid conflicts → hasPart → Battle of Rio Salado ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Salado

Battle of Rio Salado → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Rio Salado ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Salado