Qualla: Battle of Portopi https://qualla.com/battle-of-portopi en-us © 2026 Bendyline Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:21:30 GMT Qualla serial false Qualla support@bendyline.com yes https://qualla.com/_m/s/p/1/b/battle-of-portopi-wp/hero-small.webp Qualla: Battle of Portopi https://qualla.com/battle-of-portopi Battle of Portopi: Introduction https://qualla.com/battle-of-portopi/ Photo credit Luis García (Zaqarbal), CC BY-SA 3.0. "Vergonya, cavallers, vergonya!" -- For shame, knights, shame! King James I of Aragon shouted the words at his retreating cavalry as Muslim horsemen threatened to overwhelm them in the highlands of the Sierra de Na Burguesa. It was September 12, 1229, and the fate of Majorca hung on whether the Aragonese army could hold its ground in these mountains above the sea. Two of the king's most important nobles already lay dead. The battle was not going according to plan.

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]]> Fri, 13 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/s/p/1/b/battle-of-portopi-wp/sp1b-battle-of-portopi-intro.mp3 0:06 1 full Battle of Portopi: A Contested Landing https://qualla.com/battle-of-portopi/ Photo credit Public domain. James I's fleet had anchored in the bay of Santa Ponsa two days earlier, on September 10. The Aragonese army deployed and fought its first clash with the Almohad defenders that same day, winning convincingly enough to make camp for the night. But the Almohad governor of the islan...

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]]> Fri, 13 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/s/p/1/b/battle-of-portopi-wp/sp1b-battle-of-portopi-a-contested-landing.mp3 0:06 2 full Battle of Portopi: Death of the Montcadas https://qualla.com/battle-of-portopi/ Photo credit Rafael Ortega Díaz, Public domain. On the morning of September 12, an argument erupted among the Christian leaders. Guillermo de Montcada and his nephew Ramon demanded the honor of riding at the army's head, competing for precedence with the nobleman Nuno Sanchez. According to the chronicler Zurita, the Montcadas ...

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]]> Fri, 13 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/s/p/1/b/battle-of-portopi-wp/sp1b-battle-of-portopi-death-of-the-montcadas.mp3 0:06 3 full Battle of Portopi: The King Holds the Heights https://qualla.com/battle-of-portopi/ Photo credit Rafael Ortega Díaz, Public domain. James I, still unaware of the Montcadas' deaths, advanced along the same mountain path with the rest of his army and encountered the Muslim forces in the highlands. When a powerful contingent of Almohad cavalry broke through and sent Nuno Sanchez's troops retreating, the king ral...

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]]> Fri, 13 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/s/p/1/b/battle-of-portopi-wp/sp1b-battle-of-portopi-the-king-holds-the-heights.mp3 0:06 4 full Battle of Portopi: Conquest and Commemoration https://qualla.com/battle-of-portopi/ Photo credit Rafael Ortega Díaz, Public domain. The Battle of Portopi proved decisive. After September 12, there were no more major open-field engagements. The Aragonese navy advanced from La Porrassa to the port of Portopi, capturing several Muslim vessels, and the siege of the City of Majorca began in earnest. The Montcadas ...

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