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Battle of Villanueva de Barcarrota

Battle of Villanueva de Barcarrota was a battle fought in 1336 at Barcarrota, in what is now Spain. It was part of the Luso-Castilian War of 1336–1339, which ran from 1336 to 1339. The recorded result: Castilian victory.

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Fought1336
WhereBarcarrota, Spain38.517N, 6.851W
OutcomeCastilian victory
Belligerents20px Kingdom of Castileagainst20px Kingdom of Portugal
Part ofLuso-Castilian War of 1336–13391336 to 1339

Record

Date1336 (year precision)
PlaceBarcarrota, Spain
38.517N, 6.851W
KindBattle, medieval
Commanders
  • Enrique Enríquez the Younger
  • Juan Alonso Pérez de Guzmán y Coronel
  • Pedro Ponce de León the Elder
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Battle of Villanueva de Barcarrota is one of 566 engagements of the 14th century in the atlas and one of 1,070 in present-day Spain.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q5723140, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Villanueva de Barcarrota, revision 1370276477, 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.