Siege of Baza

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The Siege of Baza was a pivotal late-15th-century military campaign in which the Catholic Monarchs captured the strategically important city of Baza from the Nasrid Kingdom of Granada, helping to secure the Christian reconquest of Iberia.

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Siege of Baza canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military campaign
siege
alsoKnownAs Sitio de Baza
belligerentStrength Granadan garrison and allied forces
large Castilian-Aragonese army
category 15th-century sieges
Battles involving Castile
Battles involving the Nasrid Kingdom of Granada
combatant Catholic Monarchs
Crown of Aragon
Crown of Castile
Nasrid Kingdom of Granada
linked to: Kingdom of Granada
commander Cidi Yahya al-Nayyar
Ferdinand II of Aragon
Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba
Ibn al-Sarraj
Isabella I of Castile
conflictIn Reconquista
endDate 1489-12-04
feature construction of siege works and encampments
prolonged blockade of the city
use of artillery by the Catholic Monarchs
followedBy final campaigns leading to the Fall of Granada
historicalPeriod late 15th century
historicalRegion Al-Andalus
locatedIn Kingdom of Granada
locatedInPresentDay Andalusia
Province of Granada
linked to: Granada Province

Spain
opposingSovereignAtTime Muhammad XIII of Granada
outcome advance of Christian reconquest of Iberia
weakening of the Nasrid Kingdom of Granada
partOf Granada War
partOfCampaign Catholic Monarchs’ campaign to conquer eastern Granada
place Baza
precededBy Siege of Málaga
relatedEvent Fall of Granada
linked to: Granada War

Granada War
result Castilian-Aragonese victory
surrender of Baza
territorial gains for the Catholic Monarchs
significance helped isolate the city of Granada
pivotal campaign in the final phase of the Reconquista
secured a major strategic stronghold in eastern Granada
sovereignAtTime Ferdinand II of Aragon
Isabella I of Castile
startDate 1489-06-20
treatyOrAgreement capitulation terms for Baza
year 1489

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Granada War hasPart Siege of Baza
Siege of Málaga followedBy Siege of Baza