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This battle was a final attempt of Marinids to invade the Iberian Peninsula . The Marinids had mobilised a vast army and, after crossing the Strait Of Gibraltar and defeating a Christian fleet at Gibraltar , then proceeded inland to the Salado River near Seville , where they met the Christians. The Marinids suffered a disastrous defeat and moved back to Africa.