Brihuega

Brihuega

Brihuega

City and Municipality in Castilla-La Mancha, Spain

For the battle, see Battle of Brihuega.

Brihuega is a municipality located in the province of Guadalajara, Spain. According to the 2007 census (INE), the municipality had a population of 2,835 inhabitants.

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In 1710 a hard-fought battle took place in the township between Lord Stanhope's troops and the Franco-Spanish army during the War of the Spanish Succession. The town was also the scene of violent battles during the Battle of Guadalajara in the Spanish Civil War.

Further reading

  • Altman, Ida. Transatlantic Ties in the Spanish Empire: Brihuega, Spain and Puebla, Mexico 1560-1620. Stanford: Stanford University Press 2000.
  • García López, Juan Catalina. El fuero de Brihuega. Madrid: Manuel G. Hernández 1887.
  • Niño Rodríguez, Antonio. Organización social y actividades productivas en una villa castellana del antiguo régimen: Brihuega. Guadalajara: caja de Ahorro Provincial de Guadalajara 1985.
  • Pérez Moreno, Camilo. Tradiciones religiosas en España: La Virgen de la Peña de Brihuega. Madrid: Asilo de Huérfanos de de S.C. de Jesús, 1884.
  • Rodríguez Gutiérrez, Miguel. Bosquejo histórico de Brihuega y sus pueblos. Madrid: T. Sánchez 1981.
  • Cozagón Arch
  • San Felipe Church
  • Bullring
  • Town Hall
  • Arab Caves
  • Cadena Gate
  • Ancient Brihuega's City Walls

Mayors

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. [2]
    Castellanos López, José Antonio (2020). Los Diputados Regionales de Castilla-La Mancha (1983-2019): Constucción y consolidación de una autonomía. Ediciones de la Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha. pp. 717–718. ISBN 978-84-9044-370-5.
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