sep 28, 1238 - Capture of Valencia

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Pope had said campaign was crusade.
Difficult siege.
Muslim population expelled from the city.
James' son, Peter, would have to be sent to 'recapture' the city.
Aragonese had wanted this over Balearics. However, more Catalans settled the region in the aftermath. 1239 promulgation saw Valencia as a distinct region rather than part of Aragon. Different laws and customs.