Ferdinand III captures Córdoba

Timeline

1. c. 1235–1236Córdoba · AndalusiaBorder forces such as the almogavars seized a tower and gate in Córdoba's Ajerquía district on a rainy night. Ferdinand III, then still under a truce with Ibn Hud, learned of it and rode with a small body of knights to the city in February 1236, turning the raid into a formal siege.
2. 1236Córdoba · AndalusiaThe king gathered reinforcements to besiege the administrative and religious center, the Medina. After several months of siege, Córdoba surrendered on June 29 (the feast of Saints Peter and Paul), and Ferdinand III entered the city.
3. 1236Córdoba · AndalusiaAfter entering the city, the Great Mosque was converted into the Cathedral of Our Lady, symbolizing Christian takeover of this former caliphal capital. In the following years land was distributed (repartimiento), and the Reconquista continued up the valley, culminating in the capture of Seville in 1248.