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The Almohads made an expedition in 1174 in which they managed to regain control of Cáceres. Except for an attempt to siege in 1183, the Leoneses did not return to approach the Muslim locality until Century XIII. After the battle of the Navas of Tolosa in 1212, the conquest of Alcántara occurred in 1213, after which the Christians besieged Cáceres in 1218, 1222, 1223 and 1225, producing the definitive Reconquista the 23 of April of 1229. Although the conquest Was led by Alfonso IX of Leon, his death in 1230 resulted in Caceres becoming part of the Crown of Castile.

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