The
Battle of Los Alporchones was a battle of the Spanish
Reconquista that occurred on 17 March 1452. The battle was fought between the troops of the
Emirate of Granada and the combined forces of the
Kingdom of Castile and its client kingdom, the
Kingdom of Murcia. The
Moorish army was commanded by Malik ibn al-Abbas and the Castilian troops were commanded by Alonso Fajardo el Bravo, the head of the House of Fajardo and the
Alcalde of
Lorca Castle. The battle was fought in the area around the city of
Lorca and resulted in a victory for the Kingdom of Castile.