The Battle of Consuegra took place during the Spanish Reconquista on 15 August 1097 near the village of Consuegra in the province of Castile-La Mancha between the Castilian and Leonese army of Alfonso VI and the Almoravids under Yusuf ibn Tashfin.

In 1097, the Almoravid leader, Yusuf ibn Tasfhin, crossed the Strait of Gibraltar where he went to Cordoba intending to sack the suburbs of Toledo.

[1][2] The Castilian-Leonese king, Alfonso, who had already musted his army to besiege Zaragoza, learned of the upcoming Almoravid invasion and decided to meet them.

The Castilian knight, El Cid, send his son Diego Rodríguez with an army to assist the king all while staying in Valencia.

[4] Yusuf chose not to participate as he intended to cover the retreat of his troops in case they lost.