Siege of Vélez-Málaga

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The Siege of Vélez-Málaga was a key 1487 military operation during the final phase of the Reconquista, in which the Catholic Monarchs captured the important Nasrid-held town of Vélez-Málaga in the Kingdom of Granada.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military operation ⓘ
siege ⓘ
aimedTo extend Christian control over the coastal region of the Kingdom of Granada ⓘ
belligerent Catholic Monarchs ⓘ
Nasrid forces ⓘ
chronologicalPosition one of the major campaigns of 1487 in the Granada War ⓘ
commandedBy Ferdinand II of Aragon ⓘ
Isabella I of Castile ⓘ
conflictIn Reconquista ⓘ
countryAtTime Crown of Aragon ⓘ
Crown of Castile ⓘ
Nasrid Emirate of Granada ⓘ
linked to: Kingdom of Granada
defendedBy Nasrid troops ⓘ
linked to: Nasrid forces

local Muslim inhabitants of Vélez-Málaga ⓘ
era late Middle Ages ⓘ
followedBy Siege of Málaga (1487) ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Málaga
hasEndDate 1487-04-27 ⓘ
hasLanguageContext Arabic ⓘ
Castilian ⓘ
hasLocation Andalusia ⓘ
Iberian Peninsula ⓘ
Kingdom of Granada ⓘ
Vélez-Málaga ⓘ
hasStartDate 1487-04-18 ⓘ
hasYear 1487 ⓘ
involvedForceType Castilian cavalry ⓘ
Castilian infantry ⓘ
artillery ⓘ
ledBy Catholic Monarchs ⓘ
objective capture of the Nasrid-held town of Vélez-Málaga ⓘ
opposedBy Nasrid garrison of Vélez-Málaga ⓘ
partOf Granada War ⓘ
final phase of the Reconquista ⓘ
precededBy Siege of Ronda ⓘ
relatedTo Fall of Granada ⓘ
linked to: Granada War

Reconquista of the Kingdom of Granada ⓘ
result Castilian–Aragonese victory ⓘ
capture of Vélez-Málaga by the Catholic Monarchs ⓘ
strategicImportance contributed to the progressive reduction of the Kingdom of Granada ⓘ
helped isolate the city of Málaga ⓘ
secured a key stronghold on the eastern Andalusian coast ⓘ
tookPlaceDuringReignOf Ferdinand II of Aragon ⓘ
Isabella I of Castile ⓘ
wasFoughtBetween Crown of Aragon ⓘ
Crown of Castile ⓘ
Nasrid Emirate of Granada ⓘ
linked to: Kingdom of Granada

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Granada War → hasPart → Siege of Vélez-Málaga ⓘ