still in 1266, the banu ashqilula rebelled against muhammad i from their stronghold at malaga. they offered alliance to alfonso x, who responded by promising to personally protect them and sent a force of 1,000 men under the command of nuño gonzález de lara to defend malaga. in exchange, the banu ashqilula might have promised to cede antequera, archidona and marbella to castile. there is a lack of record about battles or military operations from this point onward, but it seemed that the castile-banu ashqilula alliance was gaining advantage.