 They had as important a role in the conquest of Andalucia as at the border of Granada.In addition to the aforementioned role in the groups of Alfonso X, they are also mentioned in ballad 374 of said author.There, it is told how a group of Almogavars achieved nothing in their brawls until they decided to hold a vigil in the chapel of Alcazar, after which they came out on horseback and won victory with good booty, offering the Virgin a cloth of purple and gold.