Battle of La Higueruela

The Battle of La Higueruela (literally: "Battle at the little fig tree") was fought in the Vega of the river Genil near Granada 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. Following this battle, John II of Castile installed Yusuf IV, grandson of Muhammed VI,^[1] as Sultan of Granada.^[2]

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.

Footnotes

See also

• List of Castilian monarchs
• Nasrid dynasty

References

• 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
• Houtsma, Martijn Theodoor. E.J. Brill's First Encyclopaedia of Islam, 1913-1936. Vol. VI. BRILL, 1987. ISBN 90-04-09792-9