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Siege of Alcira

Siege of Alcira was a siege conducted in 1521 at Alzira, in what is now Spain; it ran into the following year. It was part of the Revolt of the Brotherhoods, which ran from 1519 to 1523. The recorded result: Royalist victory. Recorded strength: unknown against 8,000 soldiers.

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Circuito amurallado de Alzira (España).
Circuito amurallado de Alzira (España).. Pablo Enzo, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought1521ran into the following year
WhereAlzira, Spain39.150N, 0.433W
OutcomeRoyalist victory
BelligerentsAgermanadosagainstRoyalists
Part ofRevolt of the Brotherhoods1519 to 1523

Where it sits in the Revolt of the Brotherhoods

Siege of Alcira, 1521Battle of Oropesa, 1521Siege of the Castle of Corbera, 1521Battle of Almenara, 1521Battle of Gandía, 1521Battle of Oriola, 152115211521Siege of Alcira, 1521
6 placed engagements of the Revolt of the Brotherhoods in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1521 (year precision)
to 9 December 1522
PlaceAlzira, Spain
39.150N, 0.433W
KindSiege, early modern
Strengthunknown8,000 soldiers
Commanders
  • Diego Hurtado de Mendoza, 1st Count of Melito
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Siege of Alcira is one of 1,470 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 1,204 in present-day Spain.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4886225, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Alzira, revision 1375274716, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.