Brihuega is a municipality located in the
province of Guadalajara, Spain. According to the 2007
census
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(
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), the municipality had a population of 2,835 inhabitants.
In 1710 a hard-fought
battle
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took place in the township between
Lord Stanhope's troops and the Franco-Spanish army during the
War of the Spanish Succession
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. The town was also the scene of violent battles during the
Battle of Guadalajara in the
Spanish Civil War
The Spanish Civil War ( es, Guerra Civil Española)) or The Revolution ( es, La Revolución, link=no) among Nationalists, the Fourth Carlist War ( es, Cuarta Guerra Carlista, link=no) among Carlists, and The Rebellion ( es, La Rebelión, lin ...
.
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.
Gallery
File:Brihuega Arco de Cozagon2.jpg, Cozagón Arch
File:Brihuega Iglesia de San Felipe Entrance2.jpg, San Felipe Church
File:Brihuega Plaza de Toros.jpg, Bullring
File:Brihuega Ayuntamiento.jpg, Town Hall
File:Brihuega Cuevas Arabes.jpg, Arab Caves
File:Brihuega Puerta de la Cadena.jpg, Cadena Gate
File:Brihuega Muralla2.jpg, Ancient Brihuega's City Walls
Mayors
*
Adela de la Torre de Lope
Adela de la Torre de Lope (born 14 July 1962) is a Spanish politician belonging to the People's Party. She served as member of the 8th Cortes of Castilla-La Mancha (2011–2015) as well as Mayor of Brihuega (2007–2015).
Biography
Born in C ...
(2007–2015)
See also
*
Church of la Virgen de la Asunción (Romancos)
The Church of la Virgen de la Asunción (Spanish: ''Iglesia Parroquial de la Virgen de la Asunción (Romancos)'') is a church located in Romancos, Brihuega, Spain. It was declared ''Bien de Interés Cultural'' in 1990.
The church was built in th ...
References
*
Hugh Thomas, ''The Spanish Civil War'', Modern Library, 2001,
*
Antony Beevor, ''The Battle for Spain'', Orion, 1982 revised 2006,
External links
BrihuegaBrihuega, Plaza del Coso
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Municipalities in the Province of Guadalajara