Brihuega

Brihuega
City and Municipality

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Brihuega
Brihuega
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Coordinates: 40°45′38″N 2°52′09″W / 40.76056°N 2.86917°W / 40.76056; -2.86917Coordinates: 40°45′38″N 2°52′09″W / 40.76056°N 2.86917°W / 40.76056; -2.86917
Country  Spain
Autonomous community  Castilla-La Mancha
Province Guadalajara
Comarca La Alcarria
Municipality Brihuega
Area
 • Total 296.41 km2 (114.44 sq mi)
Elevation 920 m (3,020 ft)
Population (2017)
 • Total 2,465
 • Density 8.3/km2 (22/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Climate Cfb

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

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 scenario 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.

See also

References

    • Hugh Thomas, The Spanish Civil War, Modern Library, 2001, ISBN 0-375-75515-2
    • Antony Beevor, The Battle for Spain, Orion, 1982 revised 2006, ISBN 978-0-7538-2165-7
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