It was a confusing and polemic battle with an inconclusive military outcome, as both sides claimed victory: the Castilian right wing was defeated by the forces under Prince John who possessed the battlefield, but the troops of Afonso V were beaten by the Castilian left-centre led by the Duke of Alba and Cardinal Mendoza. The war continued until the peace of Alcáçovas (1479), and the official propaganda transformed the Battle of Toro in a victory which avenged Aljubarrota.
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| - It was a confusing and polemic battle with an inconclusive military outcome, as both sides claimed victory: the Castilian right wing was defeated by the forces under Prince John who possessed the battlefield, but the troops of Afonso V were beaten by the Castilian left-centre led by the Duke of Alba and Cardinal Mendoza. The war continued until the peace of Alcáçovas (1479), and the official propaganda transformed the Battle of Toro in a victory which avenged Aljubarrota.
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Strength
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5,000 footmen
3,500 horsemen
- About 8,000 men:
5,000 footmen
2,500 or 3,000 horsemen
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| - Location of the Province of Toro, Spain .
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Result
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Place
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| - It was a confusing and polemic battle with an inconclusive military outcome, as both sides claimed victory: the Castilian right wing was defeated by the forces under Prince John who possessed the battlefield, but the troops of Afonso V were beaten by the Castilian left-centre led by the Duke of Alba and Cardinal Mendoza. However, it was a major political victory for the Catholic Monarchs by assuring to Isabella the throne of Castile: what still remained of the noblemen loyal to Juana de Trastámara adhered to Isabella. With great political vision, Isabella took advantage of the moment and convoked courts at Madrigal-Segovia (April–October 1476). There her daughter was proclaimed and sworn heiress of the Castile's crown, which was equivalent to legitimizing her own throne. Spanish academic António M. Serrano:“From all of this it is deductible that the battle [of Toro] was inconclusive, but Isabella and Ferdinand made it fly with wings of victory. (...) Actually, since this battle transformed in victory; since 1 March 1476, Isabella and Ferdinand started to rule in the Spain's throne. (...) The inconclusive wings of the battle became the secure and powerful wings of San Juan's eagle [the commemorative temple of the battle of Toro] ”. The war continued until the peace of Alcáçovas (1479), and the official propaganda transformed the Battle of Toro in a victory which avenged Aljubarrota.
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