Battle of Cutanda

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Battle of Cutanda
Part of Battles of the Reconquista
Date 17 June 1120 Location Result Victory for combined forces of Aragon and Navarre Calatayud and Daroca in Christian hands
Belligerents
Almoravid dynasty	Aragon and Navarre

The Battle of Cutanda or Batalla de Cutanda was a battle in June of the year 1120 between the forces of Alfonso I the Battler and an army led by occurring in a place called Cutanda, near Calamocha (Teruel), in which the Almoravid army was defeated by the combined forces, mainly of Aragon and Navarre.

Alfonso I was aided by William IX, Duke of Aquitaine. After this battle the Aragonese captured the fortified towns of Calatayud and Daroca.

References[]

• Cañada Juste, Alberto, La batalla de Cutanda (1120), 1997; Xiloca nº 20 ISSN 0214-1175
• Tucoo-Chala, Pierre, Quand l'Islam était aux portes des Pyrénées, 1994; Biarritz: J&D Editions ISBN 2-84127-022-X

Coordinates: 40°56′10″N 1°11′06″W / 40.93611°N 1.18500°W / 40.93611; -1.18500