Battle of Portopí

Battle of Portopí
Part of Conquest of Majorca

Creu de Montcada (Tomás Vila, 1886), monument to the two fallen nobles in the battle.
Date12 September 1229
Location
Sierra de Na Burguesa (Majorca)
Result Aragonese victory
Belligerents
Crown of Aragon Almohad Caliphate
Commanders and leaders
James I of Aragon Abu Yahya

The Battle of Portopí (12 September 1229) was an open field military conflict between the Almohad troops that occupied the island of Majorca and the Christian army led by King James I the Conqueror with the aim of annexing it to the Crown of Aragon in order to expand their domain and return it back to Christiandom. It was carried out at various points in the current Sierra de Na Burguesa (formerly called Sierra de Portopí), approximately halfway between the current resort town of Santa Ponsa and the City of Majorca (present Palma de Mallorca). It was the second major battle in the campaign for the conquest of the island of Majorca initiated by the Aragonese king.

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