siege, early modern
Siege of Alcira
Siege of Alcira was a siege conducted in 1521 at Alzira, 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: unknown against 8,000 soldiers.
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Record
| Date | 1521 (year precision) | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Alzira, Spain 39.150N, 0.433W | |
| Part of | Revolt of the Brotherhoods (1519 to 1523) | |
| Kind | Siege, early modern | |
| Result | Royalist victory | |
| Belligerents | Agermanados | Royalists |
| Commanders | Diego Hurtado de Mendoza | |
| Strength | unknown | 8,000 soldiers |
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In the same war
- After: Battle of Oropesa May 1521
- All 6 engagements of Revolt of the Brotherhoods
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Siege of Alcira is one of 831 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 813 in present-day Spain.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4886225, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Alzira, revision 1375274716, 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.