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Unlike that of Mallorca, the Conquest of Valencia by King James I was achieved with the help of an important contingent from Aragon. In fact, in 1231 James I met with the nobleman Blasco de Alagón and the leader of the Military Order of the Hospital in Alcañiz to forge a battle plan for the conquest of Valencian territory.
Read more: Jaume I - The conquest of the Kingdom of Valencia (V)
After the defeat of the Muslims in the battle of Navas de Tolosa (1212), James I undertakes the expansion of the reign throughout the Mediterranean. The process, inscribed in the global framework of the Christian policies on the peninsula, formed an important part of the programme. It was set up in favour of the monarch in 1228 in order for him to reaffirm his power and
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