, ▁as ▁his ▁one - year ▁tr uce ▁with ▁the ▁Ban u ▁Ash q il ula ▁was ▁w inding ▁down , ▁I bn ▁al - Ah mar ▁travel led ▁to ▁Se ville ▁to ▁confer ▁with ▁Alfonso ▁X . ▁He ▁failed ▁in ▁his ▁attempt ▁to ▁pull ▁Alfonso ▁and ▁the ▁Ban u ▁Ash q il ula ▁apart , ▁but ▁he ▁did ▁gain ▁a ▁dis aff ected ▁Cast ilian ▁no blem an ▁as ▁an ▁al ly . ▁Nu ño ' s ▁son ▁and ▁names ake , ▁Nu ño ▁II , ▁visited ▁the ▁king ▁of ▁Gran ada ▁in ▁his ▁tent ▁and ▁compla ined ▁of ▁the ▁in just ices ▁and ▁ign omin ies ▁his ▁family ▁had ▁suffered ▁under ▁Alfonso ▁X . ▁I bn ▁al - Ah mar ▁was ▁willing ▁to ▁help ▁the ▁Lar as ▁obtain ▁justice ▁in ▁exchange ▁for ▁their ▁military ▁assistance ▁against ▁the ▁Ban u ▁Ash q il ula . ▁He ▁gave ▁the ▁younger ▁Nu ño ▁a ▁gift ▁of ▁j ew els ▁and ▁told ▁him ▁to ▁inform ▁his ▁father ▁and ▁brother , ▁Juan ▁N ú ñ ez , ▁of ▁their ▁agreement . ▁ ▁In ▁late ▁ 1 2 6 9 , ▁Nu ño ▁sought ▁to ▁enter ▁the ▁service ▁of ▁King ▁James ▁I ▁of ▁Arag on , ▁who ▁was ▁in ▁Burg os ▁for ▁the ▁wed ding ▁of ▁Alfonso ▁X ' s ▁son , ▁Fernando ▁de ▁la ▁Cer da . ▁He ▁offered ▁James ▁the ▁service ▁of ▁one ▁or ▁two ▁hundred ▁kn ights , ▁but ▁was ▁only ▁dis su aded ▁by ▁James ▁himself , ▁who ▁was ▁on ▁good ▁terms ▁with