Siege of Málaga

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The Siege of Málaga was a major 1487 campaign in the final phase of the Reconquista, in which the Catholic Monarchs captured the key Nasrid port city of Málaga from the Emirate of Granada.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle of the Reconquista ⓘ
siege ⓘ
aftermath confiscation of property of Málaga’s inhabitants ⓘ
mass enslavement of much of Málaga’s Muslim population ⓘ
repopulation of Málaga with Christians ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Sitio de Málaga ⓘ
belligerent Catholic Monarchs ⓘ
Crown of Aragon ⓘ
Crown of Castile ⓘ
Emirate of Granada ⓘ
linked to: Taifa of Granada

Nasrid Kingdom of Granada ⓘ
linked to: Kingdom of Granada
casusBelli expansion of Castilian-Aragonese control over the Nasrid Kingdom of Granada ⓘ
cityCaptured Málaga ⓘ
combatantStrength large Castilian-Aragonese army with artillery and naval support ⓘ
commander Ahmad ibn Hasan (defender commander, known as El Zagal’s lieutenant) ⓘ
Ferdinand II of Aragon ⓘ
Hamid ad-Din Ali (El Zagal) ⓘ
Isabella I of Castile ⓘ
conflict Granada War ⓘ
country Spain ⓘ
defender Granadan forces ⓘ
garrison of Málaga ⓘ
endDate 1487-08-18 ⓘ
followedBy Siege of Baza ⓘ
Siege of Granada (1491–1492) ⓘ
linked to: Granada War
historicalPeriod late 15th century ⓘ
late Middle Ages ⓘ
location Andalusia ⓘ
Kingdom of Granada ⓘ
Málaga ⓘ
monarch Ferdinand II of Aragon ⓘ
Isabella I of Castile ⓘ
notableEvent blockade of Málaga by sea ⓘ
extensive use of artillery by the besiegers ⓘ
objective capture of the port city of Málaga ⓘ
partOf Catholic Monarchs’ campaign against the Emirate of Granada ⓘ
Reconquista ⓘ
portCaptured Málaga’s Mediterranean port ⓘ
linked to: Port of Málaga
precededBy Siege of Ronda ⓘ
religiousContext Christian–Muslim conflict in Iberia ⓘ
result Castilian-Aragonese victory ⓘ
capture of Málaga by the Catholic Monarchs ⓘ
significance isolated the Emirate of Granada from maritime support ⓘ
major campaign in the final phase of the Reconquista ⓘ
secured a key Mediterranean port for the Catholic Monarchs ⓘ
startDate 1487-05-07 ⓘ
year 1487 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Granada War → hasPart → Siege of Málaga ⓘ
Gibralfaro Castle → significantEvent → Siege of Málaga (1487) ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Málaga
Siege of Baza → precededBy → Siege of Málaga ⓘ
Siege of Vélez-Málaga → followedBy → Siege of Málaga (1487) ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Málaga
former Great Mosque of Málaga → associatedWithEvent → Christian reconquest of Málaga ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Málaga