battle, early modern
Battle of Almenara
Battle of Almenara was a battle fought on 18 July 1521 at Almenara, in what is now Spain. It was part of the Revolt of the Brotherhoods, which ran from 1519 to 1523. The recorded result: Royalist victory. Recorded strength: ± 6,000 infantrymen against less.
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Where it sits in the Revolt of the Brotherhoods
Record
| Date | 18 July 1521 | |
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| Place | Almenara, Spain 39.750N, 0.217W | |
| Kind | Battle, early modern | |
| Strength | ± 6,000 infantrymen | less |
| Casualties and losses | ± 2,000 | Unknown |
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Nearest engagements
- Siege of Almenara 1238, 0.8 km NW
- Battle of Saguntum 1811, 8.6 km SW
- Battle of Morvedre 1412, 8.6 km SW
- Siege of Saguntum 219 BC, 9.8 km SW
- Siege of Burriana 1233, 19 km NE
In the same war
- Before: Siege of the Castle of Corbera 27 June 1521
- After: Battle of Gandía 25 July 1521
- All 6 engagements of Revolt of the Brotherhoods
Elsewhere in 1521
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- Battle of Six Seven Philippines
- Fall of Tenochtitlan Mexico
- Battle of Villalar Spain
- First Battle of Tamao Hong Kong S.A.R.
Battle of Almenara 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 Q4870274, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Almenara (1521), revision 1375273732, 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.