battle, medieval

Battle of Cabra

Name: Battle of Cabra
Location: Cabra, Spain

Battle of Cabra was a battle fought in 1079 at Cabra, in what is now Spain. It was part of taifa (first period). The recorded result: Victory for Taifa of Sevilla.

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Taifa de Sevilla (S. XI)/ Emirate of Seville 11th c.. Tyk based on Image:Iberian Peninsula base map.svg created by Redtony, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Fought1079

WhereCabra, Spain37.467N, 4.433W

OutcomeVictory for Taifa of Sevilla

BelligerentsTaifa of SevilleagainstTaifa of Granada

Part oftaifa (first period)

Where it sits in taifa (first period)

6 placed engagements of taifa (first period) in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date	1079 (year precision)
Place	Cabra, Spain 37.467N, 4.433W
Kind	Battle, medieval
Commanders	Al-Mu'tamid ibn Abbad El Cid	Abdallah ibn Buluggin García Ordóñez Lope Sánchez Fortuño Sánchez

The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Lucena 1483, 7.9 km SW
Battle of Arnisol 1126, 26 km W
Battle of Alameda AD 758, 38 km SW
Battle of Munda 45 BC, 38 km W
Battle of Lauro 45 BC, 41 km SW

In the same war

Before: Siege of Málaga 1065
All 6 engagements of taifa (first period)

Elsewhere in 1079

Battle of Skyhill Isle of Man

Battle of Cabra is one of 334 engagements of the 11th century in the atlas and one of 1,204 in present-day Spain.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2237394, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Cabra, revision 1382458809, 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.