 Once they conquered Granada, veteran Almogavars embarked to conquer African coastal places, shelter of pirates and corsairs.John I, coming to the battle of Aljubarrota against Portugal, requested the rapid advent of "those Almogavares".Also hosts of Murcian Almogavars intervened in the early reign of the Catholic Monarchs against aristocratic opposition led by the Marquis of Villena in his advocacy of the rights of the daughter of Henry IV.