Portuguese conquest of the Algarve

Portuguese conquest of the Algarve
Part of Reconquista
Date 1238 - 1249 Location Algarve, Portugal Result Portuguese victory
Belligerents
Kingdom of Portugal Order of Santiago Order of Aviz	Emirate of Algarve
Commanders and leaders
Afonso III of Portugal Paio Peres Correia Dom Lourenço Afonso	Musa Ibn Muhammad Ibn Nassir Ibn Mahfuz

The Portuguese conquest of the Algarve, the southern-most region in modern-day Portugal, occurred between 1238, when the castle of Estômbar was captured by the Order of Santiago, and 1249, when king Afonso III of Portugal captured Faro, Loulé, Aljezur, Porches and Albufeira.