Soon after, the Castilian commander Alvar Fañez was also defeated near Cuenca in battle with another Almoravid army, who followed up this victory by ravaging the lands around Valencia and defeating another army sent by El Cid. Despite these victories in the field, the Almoravids did not capture any major new towns or fortresses.

El Cid attempted to Christianize Valencia during his rule, converting its main mosque into a church and establishing