BATTLE OF LAS NAVAS DE TOLOSA

This battle is the culmination of crusading efforts. A Christian Crusader coalition led by Alfonso

VIII of Castile defeats the Almohad Caliphate with the assistance of Sancho

VII of Navarre, Pedro II of Aragon and various groups of crusading orders. The Almohads’ crushing defeat sharply reduces Islamic power in Iberia.

The remains of a tent that belonged to Muhammad al-nasir, caliph of the Almohads, that was supposedly recovered at Las Navas de Tolosa