http://www.realcrusadeshistory.com Donate to Real Crusades History via Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/RealCrusadesHistory Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/realcrusadeshistory/ J Stephen on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CrusadesHistory Crusades History Podcast: https://soundcloud.com/realcrusadeshistory Get your copy of my new book: http://www.amazon.com/Why-Does-Heathen-Rage-Crusades/dp/152395762X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1461105827&sr=8-1&keywords=why+does+the+heathen+rage Get Scott’s new book: https://www.amazon.com/Shine-Honor-Book-Coming-Age/dp/099766682X/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8 Get Helena’s new book: https://www.amazon.com/Envoy-Jerusalem-DIbelin-Crusade-Kingdom/dp/162787397X J Stephen Roberts: https://www.youtube.com/c/JStephenRoberts The Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa, known in Arab history as the Battle of Al-Uqab (معركة العقاب), took place on 16 July 1212 and was an important turning point in the Reconquista and in the medieval history of Spain.[6] The Christian forces of King Alfonso VIII of Castile were joined by the armies of his rivals, Sancho VII of Navarre, Peter II of Aragon and Afonso II of Portugal, in battle[7] against the Berber Almohad Muslim rulers of the southern half of the Iberian Peninsula. The Caliph al-Nasir (Miramamolín in the Spanish chronicles) led the Almohad army, made up of people from the whole Almohad empire. Most of the men in the Almohad army came from the African side of the empire.