ALARCOS

Question

what is the meaning of Alarcos''

Answer 1

thank you very much

Answer 2

Alarcos (Al-Arak en arabe) no es una palabra. Es el nombre de un castillo (situado en la provincia de Ciudad Real) donde tuvo lugar una gran batalla entre tropas cristianas y musulmanas en el año 1195. Hoy día es un Parque Arqueologico.
Ese suceso se conoce como 'Batalla de Alarcos? o 'Desastre de Alarcos? a causa de la gran derrota que sufrieron los cristianos. Se dice que eran cerca de 300.000 soldados por cada bando y que murieron la gran mayoría en la contienda.

Alarcos (Al-Arak in Arabic) it is not a Word. Is the name of a castle, (placed in the province of Ciudad Real, Spain), where a great battle took place between Muslims and Christians troops in the year of 1195. Today is a archeological park.
Is known like 'Battle of Alarcos? or 'Disaster of Alarcos? because it was a great defeat of the Christians. They say that they were 300.000 almohads soldiers against 300.000 Christians soldiers and in the battle died the great majority

more info:
http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batalla_de_Alarcos in spanish

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Alarcos in english

Answer 3

desastre de alarcos

Answer 4

You need to give some context. The word, as it stands, does't appear in my references. Coould it possibly be "al arcos", perhaps pertaining to bows or arches'