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Siege of Fuenterrabía

Siege of Fuenterrabía was a siege conducted in 1523 at Hondarribia, in what is now Spain; it ran into the following year. It was part of the Italian War of 1521–1526, which ran from 1521 to 1526. The recorded result: Imperial–Spanish victory.

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Fought1523ran into the following year
WhereHondarribia, Spain43.362N, 1.791W
OutcomeImperial–Spanish victory
BelligerentsSpanish EmpireagainstKingdom of France; Kingdom of Navarre
Part ofItalian War of 1521–15261521 to 1526

Where it sits in the Italian War of 1521–1526

Siege of Logroño, 1521Siege of Mézières, 1521Siege of Tournai, 1521Siege of Pavia, 1522Battle of Bicocca, 1522Siege of Genoa, 1522Siege of Fuenterrabía, 1523Siege of Bayonne, 1523Siege of Milan, 1523Siege of Arona, 1523Battle of the Sesia, 1524Siege of Marseille, 1524Siege of Pavia, 1524Battle of Pavia, 152515211525Siege of Fuenterrabía, 1523
14 placed engagements of the Italian War of 1521–1526 in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1523 (year precision)
to 29 April 1524
PlaceHondarribia, Spain
43.362N, 1.791W
KindSiege, early modern
Commanders
  • Beltrán de la Cueva, 3rd Duke of Alburquerque
  • Íñigo Fernández de Velasco
Siege of FuenterrabíaSiege of FuenterrabíaSiege of FuenterrabíaSiege of FuenterrabíaBattle of IrunBattle of IrúnBattle of San MarcialBattle of IrunBilbaoPamplonaSantanderBurgosLogroñoVitoriaTarbes100 km43.362N, 1.791W
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 9 times between 1476 and 1936.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1523

Siege of Fuenterrabía is one of 1,390 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 1,070 in present-day Spain.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q1541712, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Fuenterrabía (1523–1524), revision 1370741324, 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.