Battle of Higueruela
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| Battle of Higueruela | |||||||
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| Part of the Spanish Reconquista | |||||||
 The Battle of Higueruela as depicted in the Gallery of Battles. |
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| Kingdom of Castile | Nasrid dynasty | ||||||
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| Álvaro de Luna | |||||||
The Battle of Higueruela was fought at Higueruela on 1 July 1431 between the forces of John II of Castile, led by Álvaro de Luna, and troops loyal to Muhammed IX, Nasrid Sultan of Granada. The battle was a modest victory for the forces of Castile.
The battle is depicted in a famous series of fresco paintings by Fabrizio Castello, Orazio Cambiaso and Lazzaro Tavarone in the Gallery of Battles at the Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial.
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- Echevarria, Ana (1999). The Fortress of Faith: The Attitude Towards Muslims in Fifteenth Century Spain. Brill Academic Publishers. ISBN 90-04-11232-4
- Fernández, Luis Suárez (1989). Los Reyes Católicos: El tiempo de la Guerra de Granada. Ediciones Rialp. ISBN 84-321-2560-1
