Siege of Santuario de Nuestra Señora de la Cabeza 1936
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Date | 14 September 1936 – 1 May 1937 | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 1936 | Wikidata P580 (start time) |
| Era | Interwar (1919–1938) | derived from year |
| Location | Spain | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Europe | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | Spanish Civil War | Wikidata P361 |
| Participants | Carlos de Haya González, Santiago Cortés González | Wikidata P710 |
| Coordinates | 38.3092, -4.0639 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The siege of Santuario de Nuestra Señora de la Cabeza took place from 14 September 1936 to 1 May 1937 in Andújar, Jaén, during the Spanish Civil War. The Republican army surrounded around 1,200 rebel civil guards and falangists who supported the Nationalists and forced them to surrender after a protracted offensive.
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