Papal policy and crusading rhetoric in the Iberian Reconquest (11th–13th centuries)

1. Papal-sanctioned international siege of Barbastro

   Aug 1, 1064Labels: Barbastro Siege, Pope Alexander

   • Britannica
   • Barbastro

2. Urban II offers remission for restoring Tarragona

   Jan 1, 1089Labels: Pope Urban, Tarragona

   • OCallaghan PDF
   • Indulgence PDF

3. Council of Clermont launches crusade preaching model

   Nov 27, 1095Labels: Council of, Pope Urban

   • Clermont
   • WHE

4. Urban II urges Catalans to stay and fight

   Jan 1, 1096Labels: Pope Urban, Catalan Counts

   • Indulgence PDF
   • OCallaghan PDF

5. Papal-backed Balearic expedition begins

   Jan 1, 1114Labels: Balearic Expedition, Pope Paschal

   • Balearics
   • Liber Maiolichinus

6. Eugenius III issues Second Crusade call

   Dec 1, 1145Labels: Pope Eugenius, Quantum praedecessores

   • Quantum
   • Britannica

7. Eugenius III sanctions Iberian expeditions as crusades

   Apr 13, 1147Labels: Divina dispensatione, Pope Eugenius

   • Tortosa
   • Divina

8. Eugenius III calls support for Barcelona’s war

   Jun 22, 1147Labels: Pope Eugenius, Barcelona Campaign

   • Tortosa
   • Divina

9. Crusader fleet and Portuguese capture Lisbon

   Oct 25, 1147Labels: Siege of, Crusader Fleet

   • Lisbon Siege
   • Britannica

10. Crusade-linked conquest of Tortosa completed

    Dec 30, 1148Labels: Siege of, Ramon Berenguer

    • Tortosa
    • Quantum

11. Innocent III proclaims crusade for Las Navas

    Jan 1, 1212Labels: Pope Innocent, Las Navas

    • Britannica
    • Lateran IV

12. Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa

    Jul 16, 1212Labels: Battle of, Almohads

    • Britannica
    • Lateran IV

13. Innocent III issues Quia maior crusade encyclical

    Apr 1, 1213Labels: Quia maior, Pope Innocent

    • Quia maior
    • Oxford HR

14. Fourth Lateran Council codifies crusade policy

    Nov 11, 1215Labels: Fourth Lateran, Ad liberandum

    • Britannica
    • Lateran IV