Almohads capture Almeria

October 25, 1148

An allied force of Genoese, Castilians, and Catalans retook Almeria from the Almohads after a lengthy siege. The port would change hands again within a decade. Its harbor was critical for both Christian and Muslim Mediterranean trade. Almeria had been the chief naval base of Muslim Spain, and its capture temporarily disrupted the maritime links between North Africa and al-Andalus that sustained the Almohad empire.