siege, medieval

Siege of Málaga

Name: Siege of Málaga
Start: 1487-05-07
Location: Málaga, Spain

Siege of Málaga was a siege conducted on 7 May 1487 at Málaga, in what is now Spain; it lasted 3 months. It was part of the Granada War. The recorded result: Christian victory.

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Fought7 May 1487lasted 3 months

WhereMálaga, Spain36.723N, 4.412W

OutcomeChristian victory

BelligerentsCoat_of_Arms_of_Nasrid_Granada_(modern_emblazonment).svg Emirate of Granadaagainst23px Crown of Castile; 22px Crown of Aragon

Part ofGranada War1492

Where it sits in the Granada War

7 placed engagements of the Granada War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date	7 May 1487 to 18 August 1487
Place	Málaga, Spain 36.723N, 4.412W
Kind	Siege, medieval
Territorial change	Conquest of the city by Castile
Commanders	Isabella of Castile Ferdinand II of Aragon

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

Nearest engagements

Raid on Málaga 1656, 0.9 km SW
Battle of Málaga 1937, 0.9 km SW
Battle of Málaga 1704, 4.3 km SE
Battle of Guadalhorce 1326, 7.5 km SW
Pasaje Begoña police raid 1971, 14 km SW

Contested ground: this site was fought over 4 times between 1487 and 1937.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1487

Siege of Málaga is one of 743 engagements of the 15th century in the atlas and one of 1,204 in present-day Spain.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q5103591, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Málaga (1487), revision 1383533335, 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.