He told Spain he planned to use the proceeds from his trip to Asia to help recapture Jerusalem from the Muslims
He became 
king in 768 following the death of his father, initially as co-ruler... [DOC] [TLE] Travelling to Jerusalem--Benjamin of Tudela [PAR] He accordingly dispatched his physician Philip on a mission to this .... of 1556, 
printed by Abraham Usque, the editor of the famous "Jews" Bible in Spanish.