Battle of the Puig

Battle of El Puig de Santa Maria
	Part of the Reconquista (Aragonese conquest of Valencia)
	; The Battle of the Puig de Santa Maria by Andrés Marzal de Sas
Date	15 August 1237
Location	El Puig, Province of Valencia, Spain
Result	Aragonese victory and conquest of Valencia.
Belligerents
Crown of Aragon	Taifa of Valencia
Commanders and leaders
Bernat Guillem I d'Entença	Zayyan ibn Mardanish
Strength
50 knights and 1,000 foot soldiers	600 cavalry; unknown soldiers

The Battle of the Puig of 1237, also known as the Battle of the Puig de Santa Maria, the Battle of the Puig de Enesa, or the Battle of the Puig de Cepolla was a battle of the Iberian Reconquista and of the Aragonese Conquest of Valencia.

The battle took place in August 1237, pitting the forces of the Crown of Aragon, under the command of Bernat Guillem I d'Entença, against the forces of the Taifa of Valencia, under the command of Zayyan ibn Mardanish. The battle resulted in a decisive Aragonese victory and the conquest of Valencia by the crown of Aragon.

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