The threat to the Hispanic Christian kingdoms, was so great that Pope Innocent III called Christian knights to a crusade. Then, in 1211, Muhammad al-Nasir crossed the Strait of Gibraltar with a powerful army, invaded Christian territory, and captured Salvatierra Castle, the stronghold of the knights of the Order of Calatrava. After this victory, they took several important cities: Trujillo, Plasencia, Talavera, Cuenca, and Uclés. In 1195, the Almohads defeated Alfonso VIII of Castile in the Battle of Alarcos.
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