Muhammed V of Granada was dethroned in 1359, but escaped to Guadix, and from there to Morocco where he was protected by Ibrahim ibn Ali, Abu Salim.

[2] In the summer of 1361 Abu Salim and King Peter of Castile ("the Cruel") supported Muhammed V in an attempt to regain his throne.

The chronicler Pero López de Ayala said the Castilians had low morale because the king had unjustly taken valuable Moorish prisoners from them that they had captured the previous year.

Six hundred cavalry and four thousand foot soldiers had been moved secretly to Guadix to reinforce the garrison of the town.

[5] Padilla and Enríquez, who had not realized the enemy strength, rashly abandoned the bridge, thinking they could easily dispose of any Moors who crossed it.

[6] Muhammed VI released Diego García de Padilla and the eight other friars of Calatrava soon after the battle.

[6] Despite the unexpected victory, Muhammed VI was concerned that the result of the defeat would be to make Peter of Castile determined on revenge, and that Christian knights from other countries would be drawn by the prospect of glory and booty.

Muhammed VI's ally King Peter IV of Aragon abandoned him and sent 400 lances to assist Castile.