Brihuega is a municipality located in the
province of Guadalajara, Spain. According to the 2007
census
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(
INE), the municipality had a population of 2,835 inhabitants.
In 1710 a hard-fought
battle
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took place in the township between
Lord Stanhope's troops and the Franco-Spanish army during the
War of the Spanish Succession
The War of the Spanish Succession was a European great power conflict that took place from 1701 to 1714. The death of childless Charles II of Spain in November 1700 led to a struggle for control of the Spanish Empire between his heirs, Phil ...
. The town was also the scene of violent battles during the
Battle of Guadalajara in the
Spanish Civil War
The Spanish Civil War ( es, Guerra Civil Española)) or The Revolution ( es, La Revolución, link=no) among Nationalists, the Fourth Carlist War ( es, Cuarta Guerra Carlista, link=no) among Carlism, Carlists, and The Rebellion ( es, La Rebeli ...
.
Further reading
*
Altman, Ida. ''Transatlantic Ties in the Spanish Empire: Brihuega, Spain and Puebla, Mexico 1560-1620''. Stanford: Stanford University Press 2000.
*García López, Juan Catalina. ''El fuero de Brihuega''. Madrid: Manuel G. Hernández 1887.
*Niño Rodríguez, Antonio. ''Organización social y actividades productivas en una villa castellana del antiguo régimen: Brihuega''. Guadalajara: caja de Ahorro Provincial de Guadalajara 1985.
*Pérez Moreno, Camilo. ''Tradiciones religiosas en España: La Virgen de la Peña de Brihuega''. Madrid: Asilo de Huérfanos de de S.C. de Jesús, 1884.
*Rodríguez Gutiérrez, Miguel. ''Bosquejo histórico de Brihuega y sus pueblos''. Madrid: T. Sánchez 1981.
Gallery
File:Brihuega Arco de Cozagon2.jpg, Cozagón Arch
File:Brihuega Iglesia de San Felipe Entrance2.jpg, San Felipe Church
File:Brihuega Plaza de Toros.jpg, Bullring
File:Brihuega Ayuntamiento.jpg, Town Hall
File:Brihuega Cuevas Arabes.jpg, Arab Caves
File:Brihuega Puerta de la Cadena.jpg, Cadena Gate
File:Brihuega Muralla2.jpg, Ancient Brihuega's City Walls
Mayors
*
Adela de la Torre de Lope (2007–2015)
See also
*
Church of la Virgen de la Asunción (Romancos)
References
*
Hugh Thomas, ''The Spanish Civil War'', Modern Library, 2001,
*
Antony Beevor
Sir Antony James Beevor, (born 14 December 1946) is a British military historian. He has published several popular historical works on the Second World War and the Spanish Civil War.
Early life
Born in Kensington, Beevor was educated at tw ...
, ''The Battle for Spain'', Orion, 1982 revised 2006,
External links
BrihuegaBrihuega, Plaza del Coso
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Municipalities in the Province of Guadalajara