The open plains between Castilian Alarcón and the Almohad castles of Chinchilla, Jorquera, Alcalá del Júcar and Alcaraz: Villarrobledo, La Roda, Munera and the upper plateau of Albacete are grazing and raiding ground with few settlements.
Quiet under the truce of 1197; Alcaraz falls only in 1213 and Chinchilla in 1242.
Who raids here
Christian: the militias of Alarcón, Cuenca and Huete and the Order of Santiago from Uclés. Muslim: the garrisons of Alcaraz, Chinchilla and the Júcar castles.
Castles
Christian side: Alarcón, Cuenca, Uclés. Almohad side: Alcaraz, Chinchilla, Jorquera, Alcalá del Júcar.
Last campaign
The Almohad offensives of 1196-97; the truce of 1197 holds on 1 January 1200.
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: Reconstruction from the castle dates.
On the map: Rough outline; the western end meets the Calatrava frontier of the western research.
Sources and studies
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.