Although strategically significant, the capture of Lleida drew less attention than the siege of Tortosa, which involved international contingents as part of the Second Crusade.
[2] In fact, the campaign of 1149 was "part of the continuum of armed conflict with Muslims" along the frontier and thus a matter of primarily local interest, although papal policy clearly admitted of spiritual benefits to participants.
The Annales Dertusenses anni 1210 [ca] date the fall of Lleida and Fraga to the ninth kalends of November (i.e., 24 October) of the Era 1187, AD 1149.
[8] In accordance with an agreement reached at the siege of Tortosa in 1148, Count Ermengol VI of Urgell took part in the campaign against Lleida in return for a third of the conquered territory.
[12] These rewards continued throughout the siege itself, as when Ponç de Santa Fe received the tower of Avincedel, its appurtenances and some houses in the city.
This was a contract that stipulated that the Muslims would hand over the mosque and move outside the town walls but otherwise retain their rights and communal autonomy.
[24][25] Ramon Berenguer took the title marquis of Lleida and, acting as sovereign, granted the city to Ermengol in fief.