los almohades

Question

Hello!! I am reading a book in Spanish and there is this word. I know that la almohada means pillow but in a histocial context this is definitely a wrong translation And no dictionary has such an entry like "almohades" I am providing the further context:

"Las tropas cestallanas fueron vencididas por los almohades."

I will appreciate all your suggestions!

did ya copy and paste that? coz it is a bit wrong... the good version: las tropas castellanas fueron vencidas por los almohades. anyway, it might mean: the Castilian troops were crush down with pilows! - srovietico, Jun 3, 2010

Answer 1

Almohade = an Almohad person. Your sentence mean "The Castilian troops were defeated by the Almohad people"

The Almohad Dynasty (from Arabic ???????? al-Muwahhidun, i.e., "the monotheists" or "the Unitarians"), was a Berber, Muslim dynasty that was founded in the 12th century, which conquered all of northern Africa as far as Libya, together with Al-Andalus (Moorish Iberia, now southern Spain and Portugal).

View here for more info Almohad Dinasty (it has Spanish version)

I see...Thanks a lot!!! It seems that the book is going to be about this conquest... :) - bomberapolaca, Apr 11, 2010

btw, eventually we won (i wasn't alive then, but some of my gran-gran-grandads did) big ****, muslim art in Spain is perfect! - srovietico, Jun 3, 2010

Congrats Srov, Spanish victory over PILLOWS is a great successful accomplishment, especially when you take Spanish warfare and strategy as a point of reference, jeje. - bomberapolaca, Jun 4, 2010

i'm pretty sure about that. Cartoons are cartoons... we study them deeply. - srovietico, Jun 5, 2010