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Siege of the Alcázar

Siege of the Alcázar was a siege conducted in 1936 at Alcázar of Toledo, in what is now Spain. It was part of the Spanish Civil War, which ran from 1936 to 1939. The recorded result: Nationalist victory; Siege lifted; Nationalists capture Toledo. Recorded strength: ~8,000 against 1,028.

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The Alcázar of Toledo, Spain.
The Alcázar of Toledo, Spain.. Diliff, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought1936
WhereAlcázar of Toledo, Spain39.858N, 4.021W
OutcomeNationalist victory; Siege lifted; Nationalists capture Toledo
BelligerentsRepublicans; Confederal militias; Antifascist Worker and Peasant Militias; Fifth RegimentagainstNationalists
Casualties and lossesHighand48–65 dead; 438 wounded; 22 missing
Part ofSpanish Civil War1936 to 1939

Where it sits in the Spanish Civil War

Siege of Almadén, 1934Siege of the Alcázar, 1936Battle of Lopera, 1936Siege of the Montaña Barracks, 1936Battle of Vigo, 1936Siege of Gijón, 1936Siege of Oviedo, 1936Siege of Tocina barracks, 1936Siege of the Loyola barracks, 1936Battle of Guadarrama, 1936Convoy de la Victoria, 1936Battle of Sigüenza, 1936Battle of Almendralejo, 1936Battle of Mérida, 1936Battle of Badajoz, 1936Battle of Majorca, 1936Saseta defence work, 1936Battle of Irún, 1936Battle of Monte Pelado, 1936Battle of the Sierra Guadalupe, 1936Battle of Talavera de la Reina, 1936Battle of Cerro Muriano, 1936Siege of Santuario de Nuestra Señora de la Cabeza, 1936Battle of Eibar, 1936Battle of Cape Espartel, 1936Battle of Seseña, 1936Siege of Madrid, 1936Battle of Ciudad Universitaria, 1936First Battle of the Corunna Road, 1936Second Battle of the Corunna Road, 1936Battle of Guadalajara, 1937Battle of Jarama, 1937Battle of El Escamplero, 1937Battle of Málaga, 1937Battle of Cape Machichaco, 1937Battle of Pozoblanco, 1937Battle of Saibigain, 1937Battle of Intxortas, 1937Battle of Bermeo, 1937Barcelona May Days, 1937Battle of Sollube, 1937Battle of Bilbao, 1937Battle of Albarracín, 1937Battle of Brunete, 1937Battle of Belchite, 1937Battle of Quinto, 1937Battle of El Mazucu, 1937Battle of Cape Cherchell, 1937Battle of Santander, 1937Battle of Fuentes de Ebro, 1937Battle of Teruel, 1937Battle of Caspe, 1938Battle of Alfambra, 1938Aragon Offensive, 1938Battle of Gandesa, 1938Battle of the Segre, 1938Merida pocket, 1938Battle of the Ebro, 1938Siege of Gandesa, 1938Sinking of the SS Cantabria, 1938Catalonia Offensive, 1938Battle of Bielsa pocket, 193919341939Siege of the Alcázar, 1936
62 placed engagements of the Spanish Civil War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1936 (year precision)
to 27 September 1936
PlaceAlcázar of Toledo, Spain
39.858N, 4.021W
KindSiege, interwar and Second World War
Strength~8,0001,028
Casualties and lossesHigh48–65 dead; 438 wounded; 22 missing
Commanders
Siege of the AlcázarSiege of the AlcázarSiege of ToledoSiege of ToledoBattle of AlmonacidBattle of GuadalaceteBattle of MoraBattle of MoraMadridSalamancaGuadalajara100 km39.858N, 4.021W
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

The ground today

Relief of the ground around the site of Siege of the Alcázar
Relief within about 10.0 km of the site, contours every 50 m. Copernicus DEM GLO-30, ESA.
Satellite view of the site of Siege of the Alcázar today
The same ground from Sentinel-2 on 2025-07-28. Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2025.

The recorded site stands at about 545 m; within 10.0 km the ground runs from 0 to 705 m, 705 m of relief, steep country and today it is 51% grassland, 21% built-up, 17% tree cover.

grassland: 51%built-up: 21%tree cover: 17%cropland: 7%water: 2%grassland 51%built-up 21%tree cover 17%cropland 7%water 2%
west to east, 10.0 km0 to 553 mnorth to south, 10.0 km445 to 661 m
Elevation from the Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (ESA, Airbus); land cover from ESA WorldCover 2021 (CC BY 4.0), within about 5 km of the recorded site. Computed, not recorded.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 3 times between 1081 and 1936.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1936

Siege of the Alcázar is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 1,070 in present-day Spain.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q815108, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of the Alcázar, revision 1385406445, 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.