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Siege of Coruña

Siege of Coruña was a siege conducted in 1589 at A Coruña, in what is now Spain. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at A Coruña. The recorded result: Spanish victory.

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María Pita, a heroína coruñesa (1589)
María Pita, a heroína coruñesa (1589). Jose Luis Cernadas Iglesias, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought1589
WhereA Coruña, Spain43.371N, 8.396W, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeSpanish victory
BelligerentsKingdom of England; United Provincesagainst25px Iberian Union; Spanish Empire; Kingdom of Portugal

Record

Date1589 (year precision)
PlaceA Coruña, Spain
43.371N, 8.396W
KindSiege, early modern
StrengthSix galleons; 60 armed merchant vessels; 60 Dutch flyboats; 20 pinnaces; 27,667 men; Total: 180+ ships1 galleon; 1,500 men
Casualties and losses1,500 killed or died; 3 large ships sunk or captured; 1,000 deserted on ten small ships1,000+ killed, wounded or captured, 400+ Civilians killed; great material destruction in the lower city; 3 galleons sunk or scuttled
Commanders
  • Philip II of Spain
  • Juan Pacheco de Toledo, 2nd Marquis of Cerralbo
  • Álvaro Troncoso
Siege of CoruñaSiege of CoruñaBattle of CorunnaAction of 12 December 1782Battle of Porto de BoisBattle of Cape OrtegalBattle of LugoBattle of CorunnaAction of 12 December 1782Battle of Porto de BoisBattle of Cape OrtegalBattle of LugoVigoOurenseSantiago de Compostela100 km43.371N, 8.396W
Placed at A Coruña; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Elsewhere in 1589

Siege of Coruña 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 Q55635543, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Coruña, revision 1370740452, 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.