Reconquista on the Granada Frontier

Timeline

1. 1327–1330Teba · Province of MálagaBetween 1327 and 1330, Alfonso XI launched a series of offensives against Granada's western frontier, successively capturing castles such as Olvera and Pruna, and in August 1330 took the fortress of Teba in battle, severing an important defensive line toward Málaga.
2. 1333Gibraltar · GibraltarGranada's Sultan Muhammad IV requested aid from the Marinid sultan Abu al-Hasan; Moroccan forces crossed the sea to Algeciras and besieged Gibraltar from February to June 1333. The Castilian garrison surrendered on June 17 for lack of supplies, and Muslims regained control of the strategic strait.
3. 1336–1340Granada frontier and the Strait of Gibraltar · AndalusiaAround 1336, a standoff emerged on the Granada frontier between a line of Christian fortresses and the Muslim defensive line. Alfonso XI worked to blockade the strait and win support from Aragon and Portugal, ultimately defeating the Marinid–Granada coalition at the Battle of the Salado on October 30, 1340, reversing the strategic situation on the frontier.