Treaty
The Treaty of Alcaraz was an agreement signed in Alcaraz around April 2, 1243, between Alfonso of Castile – the future Alfonso X – acting on behalf of Ferdinand III of Castile, and several representatives of the Muslim noble families of the Emirate of Murcia.
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The Treaty of Alcaraz was an agreement signed in Alcaraz around April 2, 1243, between Alfonso of Castile – the future Alfonso X – acting on behalf of Ferdinand III of Castile, and several representatives of the Muslim noble families of the Emirate of Murcia.
The Hudid Emirate of Murcia suffered internal instability following the assassination of Ibn Hud in 1238. By early 1243, the emir of Murcia, Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn Hud Baha al-Dawla, faced a dual threat from the Order of Santiago and the Nasrid Kingdom of Granada. Pressured by these dangers, he proposed vassalage to Castile, sending his son as an emissary to Burgos.
The treaty was signed in April 1243 at the Shrine of Our Lady of Cortes in the Castilian town of Alcaraz, The treaty established a Castilian protectorate over the Emirate of Murcia, including the following terms:
The cities of Lorca, Mula, and Cartagena refused to accept the treaty. Lorca and Mula were conquered in 1244, while Cartagena fell to Alfonso in the spring of 1245, with the naval assistance of a fleet from the Cantabrian coast.
Christians became a majority within the city as immigrants came from all parts of Iberia with Muslims confined to the suburb of Arrixaca. The Mudéjar revolt of 1264-1266 in the Kingdom of Murcia effectively nullified any obligations that King Alfonso X "the Wise" had to honor the treaty's terms.
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