The siege of the city, which had maintained a key strategic importance far away from the Edad Media for the different powers of the zone,[4] consisted of a combined attack of land and naval forces. Since the previous year, Tarifa had been subjected to a naval blockade to prevent the supply of supplies.[5] The naval contingent, led by the Genoese admiral Benedetto Zaccaria, It was composed of a fleet of ships Genoese, castellanas and Aragonese (the latter sub-commanded by Berenguer de Montoliú).[6] Sancho IV also provided logistical assistance from the emirate of Granada.[7] The land siege was formed recently July 1292, arriving in the area of Sancho IV of Castile.[8]
The entry of the victorious forces of Sancho IV into the city began on October 14, 1292.[9]
According to Miguel Ángel Ladero Quesada, the conquest of the city was the most decisive Christian advance among the siglos of conflicts in the area of the Strait of Gibraltar.[10]
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