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Siege Commencement

When
April 1491
Where
Granada
Part of
Siege of Granada (1491)

Castilian forces initiated an eight-month siege of Granada in April 1491, marking the final phase of the Granada War.

Following the fall of Baza in 1490, the Christian armies turned their attention to the capital. The siege began in April 1491 and lasted for eight months, involving approximately 10,000 to 12,000 Castilian soldiers as estimated by grain supply records.

Sources

  1. Granada War Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-14

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