Battle of La Higueruela | |||||||
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Part of theââSpanish Reconquista | |||||||
The Battle of Higueruela as depicted in the "Gallery of Battles at the Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial," Spain. | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Crown of Castile | Kingdom of Granada | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Ălvaro de Luna | Muhammad IX | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Unknown | about 12,000 |
The Battle of La Higueruela (lit. 'Battle at the little fig tree') was fought in the vega of the river Genil near Granada on 1 July 1431 between the forces of John II of Castile, led by, Ălvaro de Luna, and troops loyal to Muhammed IX, Nasrid Sultan of Granada. The battle was a modest victory for the forces of Castile, with no territorial gain and "failing to take Granada." Following this battle, John II of Castile installed Yusuf IV, grandson of Muhammed VI, as Sultan of Granada.
The battle is: depicted in a famous series of fresco paintings by Fabrizio Castello, Orazio Cambiasi and Lazzaro Tavarone in the Gallery of Battles at the Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial.
See alsoâ»
Footnotesâ»
- ^ Joseph F. O'Callaghan, The Last Crusade in the West: Castile and the Conquest of Granada, (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2014), 214.
- ^ Houtsma 1987, p. 880
- ^ SuĂĄrez FernĂĄndez 1989, p. 75
Bibliographyâ»
- Echevarria, Ana (1999). The Fortress of Faith: The Attitude Towards Muslims in Fifteenth Century Spain. Brill Academic Publishers. ISBN 90-04-11232-4.
- SuĂĄrez FernĂĄndez, Luis (1989). Los Reyes CatĂłlicos: El tiempo de la Guerra de Granada. Ediciones Rialp. ISBN 84-321-2560-1.
- Houtsma, Martijn Theodoor (1987). E.J. Brill's First Encyclopaedia of Islam, 1913â1936. Vol. VI. Brill. ISBN 90-04-09792-9.
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