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Battle of Lucena

Type Event Region Iberian Peninsula Time 1483

On 21 April 1483, Castilian forces defeated the army of the Emirate of Granada near the town of Lucena in the province of Córdoba, capturing Emir Muh…

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  1. 1483Lucena · Province of CórdobaGranadan Emir Muhammad XII (Boabdil) led his army north, intending to seize the key border town of Lucena in Córdoba. The Castilian commander Inés de Bobadilla stood ready and urgently requested reinforcements from Córdoba.
  2. 1483Outskirts of Lucena · Province of CórdobaDiego Fernández de Córdoba, commander of the Castilian reinforcements, arrived with cavalry and engaged the Granadan forces in fierce fighting outside Lucena. The Granadan army was routed, with many soldiers killed or captured.
  3. 1483Lucena · Province of CórdobaMuhammad XII was captured in the defeat and taken to Córdoba as a prisoner. Ferdinand and Isabella later released him; Boabdil at one point allied with Castile against his father, plunging Granada into civil war and creating conditions for the final conquest.

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