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Completion of the Conquest of Murcia

Type Event Region Spain Time 1285

After James I of Aragon conquered Murcia on behalf of Castile in 1266, it became the Kingdom of Murcia under the Castilian Crown;…

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  1. 1266–1284Murcia · Kingdom of MurciaAfter the Mudéjar revolt of 1264–1266, James I captured Murcia on behalf of Alfonso X; the region passed from a semi-independent vassal to the Kingdom of Murcia under the Castilian Crown, though the frontier remained constrained by Granadan and Aragonese powers.
  2. 1285Murcia frontier · Kingdom of MurciaDuring the Aragonese Crusade of 1285, the newly acceded Sancho IV did not come to Aragon's aid, instead strengthening royal direct rule and frontier defense over the Kingdom of Murcia. This completed the administrative integration of the reconquered territory from Alfonso X's era, but Aragon subsequently pressed claims to Murcia based on the La Cerda faction's assertions, and James II launched a conquest in 1296.

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