Almohad ruler Abu Yusuf Yaqub orders the construction of the Great Mosque of Seville with a 300-ft. tall minaret, now known as the Giralda, near the Alcazar palace. A few years later, the Almohads make Seville their capital. From there, they hope to restore the boundaries of Al-Andalus eroded by Christian advances. The Jewish poet, Solomon ibn Gabirol, dies a few years after.
Abu Yusuf Yaqub Orders the Construction of the Great Mosque of Seville
