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The Battle of Castelo Rodrigo, also known as the Battle of Salgadela, was fought on 7 July 1664, near 
A battle took place near the village of Mata de Lobos in "Salgadela" which was won by the Portuguese. After an initial Spanish attack was repelled, the Portuguese counter-attack proved decisive. Many prisoners were taken and all the artillery pieces captured. It is told that Osuna and
Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo
Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo () is a municipality in the District of Guarda in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 6,260,Spanish
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as part of the Portuguese Restoration War.
After a number of skirmishes, the Duke of Osuna
Duke of Osuna is a Spanish noble title that was first awarded in 1562 by King Philip II of Spain to Pedro Girón de la Cueva, (Osuna, Seville, 29 July 1537 – 1590). Pedro was also Viceroy of Naples, (1582–1586), Ambassador in Portugal and ...
attacked the castle of Castelo Rodrigo with 7,000 men and 9 pieces of artillery.
The castle was only defended by 150 Portuguese.
The military commander of the province, Pedro Jacques de Magalhães, rallied 3,000 men and moved to the rescue of Castelo Rodrigo.
A battle took place near the village of Mata de Lobos in "Salgadela" which was won by the Portuguese. After an initial Spanish attack was repelled, the Portuguese counter-attack proved decisive. Many prisoners were taken and all the artillery pieces captured. It is told that Osuna and John of Austria the Younger
John Joseph of Austria or John of Austria (the Younger) ( es, Don Juan José de Austria; 7 April 1629 – 17 September 1679) was a Spanish general and political figure. He was the only illegitimate son of Philip IV of Spain to be acknowledged b ...
, escaped disguised as monks.John Murray, p.148
A memorial stone was placed on the site of the battlefield.
References
*John Murray (Firm), ''A handbook for travellers in Portugal: A complete guide for Lisbon, Cintra, Mafra, the British battle-fields, Alcobaça, Batalha, Oporto, &c'' (1864) *Ângelo Ribeiro: ''História de Portugal: A Restauração da Independência-O início da Dinastia de Bragança'' (2004) *John Colin Dunlop, ''Memoirs of Spain during the reigns of Philip IV. and Charles II. from 1621 to 1700'' (1834) {{authority control Castel Rodrigo Castel Rodrigo 1664 in Portugal Castelo Rodrigo Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo Castelo Rodrigo