▁only ▁Christian ▁source ▁to ▁date ▁the ▁battle , ▁the ▁An ales ▁To led anos ▁III , ▁puts ▁it ▁on ▁Saturday , ▁ 7 ▁September . ▁According ▁to ▁I bn ▁Ab i ▁Zar , ▁the ▁Mar in id ▁em ir ▁would ▁have ▁preferred ▁to ▁take ▁Nu ño ▁alive . ▁He ▁ordered ▁all ▁the ▁dead ▁Christians ▁be head ed ▁on ▁the ▁field ▁of ▁battle . ▁He ▁could ▁not ▁take ▁É cija , ▁def ended ▁by ▁ 3 0 0 ▁kn ights , ▁and ▁therefore ▁with d rew . ▁He ▁entered ▁Al ge cir as ▁in ▁triumph ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁September , ▁with ▁Nu ño ' s ▁head ▁prom in ently ▁displayed ▁on ▁a ▁pole . ▁After wards , ▁he ▁sent ▁Nu ño ' s ▁head ▁to ▁the ▁king ▁of ▁Gran ada . ▁Given ▁that ▁Ab u ▁Abd ▁Al lah ▁ow ed ▁his ▁throne ▁largely ▁to ▁the ▁inter vention ▁of ▁Nu ño , ▁whom ▁he ▁knew ▁personally , ▁this ▁was ▁calculated ▁to ▁off end . ▁Out ▁of ▁friendship ▁with ▁Nu ño ▁and ▁hat red ▁of ▁the ▁Mar in ids , ▁Ab u ▁Abd ▁Al lah ▁had ▁the ▁head ▁em bal med ▁in ▁mus k ▁and ▁cam ph or ▁and ▁sent ▁secret ly ▁to ▁C ór dob a ▁for ▁bur ial ▁with ▁the ▁body . ▁His ▁reun ited ▁head ▁and ▁body ▁were ▁brought ▁from ▁C ór dob a ▁to ▁the ▁convent ▁of ▁San ▁Pablo ▁in ▁Pal encia , ▁where ▁they ▁were ▁buried . ▁Nu ño ' s ▁wife , ▁Ter esa , ▁was ▁also ▁buried ▁there