The Battle of Arnisol, Arinzol or Aranzuel took place on 10 March 1126 near the Anzur Castle [es] between Aragonese forces led by Alfonso the Battler and Almoravid forces led by Ibn Abu Bakr.
[1] The city was taken by Alfonso I of Aragon on 18 December 1118,[2] causing the Ebro valley to collapse, with the Aragonese taking Tudela in February 1119 and conquering Calatayud in 1120.
[3] In 1125, Alfonso I of Aragon began a campaign against the lands of Granada,[4] attacking Algeciras, Suquar and Dénia without success;[5] advancing towards Xàtiva, then Murcia, and as far as Vera and Almanzora, to retreat at Purchena; and then towards Baza, which he attacked again without result.
[7] He planned, on his return to Aragon, to attack Granada, but bad weather and the presence of Almoravids made him give up.
[9][8] After the battle, Alfonso passed through the Alpujarras, crossed the rivers Salobreña and Guadalfeo and arrived at Vélez-Málaga, where he turned again towards Granada, passing through Dílar and Alhendín, where he found Muslim contingents, whom he confronted and put to flight.