Almoravids continued to harass Toledo under the Almoravid prince, Tashfin bin Ali, the son of Ali ibn Yusuf, who governed Al-Andalus from Gradan in the years 1128–1138.

The Almoravids took Colmenar de Oreja as their base in the east and Calatrava la Vieja in the south.

Almoravid forces raided Tagus and tried to isolate Toleda, however, they did not attempt to hold on forts they captured, instead they destroyed them.

[1][2] In the summer of 1130, during the month of Ramadan, Tashfin left Granada with an army reinforced by forces from Cordoba.

Aceca was governed by a Castilian knight from Saldaña, Tello Fernandez, who used the fort to frequently attack the Muslim territory.