even though james i agreed to help castile, initially he was delayed by negotiations with his nobles. the catalan courts agreed to raised taxes for the campaign in july 1264, but the parliament for his other dominion, aragonese corts initially rejected the campaign when they met in november. james i spent the following months convincing the aragonese lords before they consented to support his campaign. in may 1265, the archbishop of tarragon and the bishop of valencia began preaching for crusades. in late summer, infante peter raided the rebel-controlled countryside. in october, james himself led the aragonese forces to invade rebel-held murcia.