The
____________________
of
Las
Navas
de
Tolosa
took
place
on
16
July
____________________
and
was
an
important
turning
point
in
the
Reconquista
and
in
the
medieval
history
of
Spain
.
The
____________________
forces
of
King
Alfonso
VIII
of
Castile
were
joined
by
the
armies
of
Sancho
VII
of
Navarre
,
Peter
II
of
Aragon
and
Afonso
II
of
Portugal
,
in
battle
against
the
____________________
Almohad
Muslim
ruler
.
The
____________________
al
-
Nasir
led
the
Almohad
army
.
Most
of
the
men
in
the
Almohad
____________________
came
from
the
African
side
of
the
empire
.
According
to
____________________
,
the
Caliph
had
his
tent
surrounded
with
a
bodyguard
of
____________________
-
warriors
who
were
chained
together
as
a
defense
.
The
Navarrese
____________________
Sancho
VII
broke
through
this
bodyguard
.
The
Caliph
escaped
,
but
the
Moors
were
defeated
leaving
heavy
casualties
on
the
____________________
.
The
victorious
Christians
seized
several
prizes
of
____________________
:
Caliph's
tent
and
standard
were
sent
to
Pope
.
The
Caliph
Muhammad
al
-
Nasir
himself
died
in
Marrakech
(
Morocco
)
shortly
after
the
battle
,
where
he
had
fled
after
the
____________________
.
