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Siege of Burgos

Siege of Burgos was a siege conducted in July 1475 at Castle of Burgos, in what is now Spain; it ran into the following year. It was part of the War of the Castilian Succession, which ran from 1475 to 1479. The recorded result: Isabella and Aragon victory.

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Engraving of the Castle of Burgos from the work "Civitates Orbis Terrarum" (by Braun & Hogenberg) of 1576, and also added this source for the book "El Castillo y Fortificaciones de Burgos" (by Fer
Engraving of the Castle of Burgos from the work "Civitates Orbis Terrarum" (by Braun & Hogenberg) of 1576, and also added this source for the book "El Castillo y Fortificaciones de Burgos" (by Fer. Braun & Hogenberg, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
FoughtJuly 1475ran into the following year
WhereCastle of Burgos, Spain42.343N, 3.707W
OutcomeIsabella and Aragon victory
BelligerentsIsabella Supporters; Crown of AragonagainstJuana Supporters; Kingdom of Portugal
Part ofWar of the Castilian Succession1475 to 1479

Where it sits in the War of the Castilian Succession

Siege of Burgos, 1475Battle of Gibraltar, 1476Battle of Toro, 1476Siege of Fuenterrabía, 1476Battle of Cape St. Vincent, 1476Battle of Mourão, 1477Battle of Guinea, 1478Battle of La Albuera, 147914751479Siege of Burgos, 1475
8 placed engagements of the War of the Castilian Succession in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

DateJuly 1475 (month precision)
to 19 January 1476
PlaceCastle of Burgos, Spain
42.343N, 3.707W
KindSiege, medieval
Commanders
  • Isabella I of Castile
  • Pedro González de Mendoza
  • Ferdinand II of Aragon
  • Alfonso de Aragón y de Escobar
  • Juan de Stúñiga
  • Afonso V of Portugal
Siege of BurgosSiege of BurgosSiege of BurgosBattle of BurgosBattle of AtapuercaBattle of Venta del PozoBattle of LlantadaBattle of Venta del PozoBattle of LlantadaBilbaoValladolidPamplonaSan SebastiánOviedoSantanderLogroñoVitoria100 km42.343N, 3.707W
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 3 times between 1475 and 1812.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1475

Siege of Burgos is one of 720 engagements of the 15th century in the atlas and one of 1,070 in present-day Spain.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q55633152, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Burgos (1475), revision 1370739879, 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.