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The siege of Faro occurred when Portuguese forces, under the command of King Afonso III of Portugal, captured the city of Faro in 1249 from the Taifa of Niebla. The event marked the end of Portuguese Reconquista efforts in the Iberian peninsula. The city of Faro, isolated and without hope of relief from forces of the Muslim world, capitulated before a fierce and well disciplined force, even though such a force was probably composed of a small number of men. This explains why contemporary Muslim sources refer to the event as the city having been "delivered" to the King of Portugal.

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  • The siege of Faro occurred when Portuguese forces, under the command of King Afonso III of Portugal, captured the city of Faro in 1249 from the Taifa of Niebla. The event marked the end of Portuguese Reconquista efforts in the Iberian peninsula. The conquest took place in the context of the gradual conquest of the cities of the Guadiana valley and the eastern part of the Algarve from Ibn-Mahfuz, lord of the taifa of Niebla and the last representative of Muslim power in western Al-Andalus. The fall of Mértola, Tavira, Ayamonte, Cacela and the fall of Seville in 1248, left Ibn-Mahfuz completely isolated, and with no no other choice but to come to terms with Ferdinand III of Castile. The city of Faro, isolated and without hope of relief from forces of the Muslim world, capitulated before a fierce and well disciplined force, even though such a force was probably composed of a small number of men. This explains why contemporary Muslim sources refer to the event as the city having been "delivered" to the King of Portugal. The city was taken in March 1249, as evidenced by the deed of donation by the King of some houses in Santarém to lord João Peres de Aboim, signed in Faro that month, when in February of that year the king is documented to have been in Ourém. The capture of the nearby villages of Albufeira, Porches and a few other small settlements quickly followed still in that same year. It is likely that King Afonso III himself took part in the campaign against the city, albeit discreetly, as did the Master of the Order of Santiago, lord Paio Peres Correia. In the event, just as in the conquest of the rest of the Algarve, the absence of members of the main families of Portugal can be observed according to some authors, with those who partook in the capture in Faro being mostly second-borns and bastard children of the nobility, reflecting the importance of military acts for those who could expect little from their inheritance. Some of them were handsomely rewarded, giving rise to families that would mark Portugal in the late 13th century and in the following century. The knights of the military orders, above all those of the Order of Santiago and the Order of Aviz played an important role, and among the main nobles who participated were Avigas Loure, his brother-in-law the castellan of Santarém Martim Dade, the chancellor Estevão Anes, and Mem Soares de Melo. Portuguese ownership of the Algarve was disputed by Castille, and it was only recognized when the Treaty of Alcanizes was signed in 1297, with Papal mediation. (en)
  • A Conquista de Faro refere-se ao evento da conquista daquela cidade ao Califado Almóada por D. Afonso III de Portugal e Algarve, ocorrido em 1249. A tomada da cidade teve lugar em março de 1249, como o atesta a escritura de doação por el-Rei de umas casas em Santarém a D. João Peres de Aboim, dada em Santa Maria de Faro naquele mês, quando em fevereiro desse ano o rei ainda se documenta em Ourém. A conquista dá-se no contexto da perda paulatina das praças do vale do Guadiana e da parte oriental do Algarve por Ibn-Mahfuz, senhor da taifa de Niebla, e último representante do poder muçulmano no Alandalus ocidental. Com a conquista de Sevilha em 1249, Ibn-Mahfuz fica completamente isolado, não lhe restando outra alternativa que não um entendimento com Fernando III de Castela. A cidade de Faro, isolada e sem esperança de socorro por parte das forças muçulmanas, terá capitulado facilmente perante as forças das ordens militares, aguerridas e bem disciplinadas, mesmo sendo estas constituídas, provavelmente, por um pequeno número de efetivos. Assim se explica que nas fontes coevas muçulmanas esta e outras praças algarvias surjam não como conquistadas, mas como "entregues" aos cristãos. É provável que o próprio rei D. Afonso III tenha tomado parte na conquista, embora de modo discreto, assim como o Mestre da Ordem de Santiago, D. Paio Correia. No evento, assim como na conquista do Algarve, de modo geral, observar-se, segundo alguns autores, a ausência de representantes das principais famílias do Reino de Portugal, sendo os presentes em Faro, na sua maioria, filhos segundos e até bastardos, refletindo a importância dos atos bélicos para aqueles que pouco podiam esperar da herança paterna. Alguns destes são efetivamente recompensados, originando famílias que marcarão a nobreza portuguesa os finais daquele século, e a centúria seguinte. Contudo, segundo o historiador Anselmo Braamcamp Freire, para a conquista final do Algarve contribuíram efetivamente os cavaleiros das ordens militares, sobretudo os de Avis e Santiago, destacando-se, entre os fidalgos principais que nela participaram, Egas Lourenço da Cunha, o seu cunhado o alcaide de Santarém Martim Dade, o chanceler Estevão Anes, e Mem Soares de Melo, senhor de Melo. (pt)
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  • Portuguese victory
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  • Medieval gateway of the castle of Faro. (en)
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  • March 1249 (en)
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  • The siege of Faro occurred when Portuguese forces, under the command of King Afonso III of Portugal, captured the city of Faro in 1249 from the Taifa of Niebla. The event marked the end of Portuguese Reconquista efforts in the Iberian peninsula. The city of Faro, isolated and without hope of relief from forces of the Muslim world, capitulated before a fierce and well disciplined force, even though such a force was probably composed of a small number of men. This explains why contemporary Muslim sources refer to the event as the city having been "delivered" to the King of Portugal. (en)
  • A Conquista de Faro refere-se ao evento da conquista daquela cidade ao Califado Almóada por D. Afonso III de Portugal e Algarve, ocorrido em 1249. A tomada da cidade teve lugar em março de 1249, como o atesta a escritura de doação por el-Rei de umas casas em Santarém a D. João Peres de Aboim, dada em Santa Maria de Faro naquele mês, quando em fevereiro desse ano o rei ainda se documenta em Ourém. (pt)
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