Brihuega

City and Municipality in Castilla-La Mancha, Spain

40°45′38″N 2°52′09″W / 40.76056°N 2.86917°W / 40.76056; -2.86917Country SpainAutonomous community Castilla-La ManchaProvinceGuadalajaraComarcaLa AlcarriaMunicipalityBrihuegaArea • Total296.41 km² (114.44 sq mi)Elevation920 m (3,020 ft)Population • Total2,399 • Density8.1/km² (21/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)ClimateCfb

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.

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.

Gallery

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  Cozagón Arch
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  San Felipe Church
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  Bullring
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  Town Hall
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  Arab Caves
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  Cadena Gate
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  Ancient Brihuega's City Walls

Mayors

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• Adela de la Torre de Lope (2007–2015)^[2]

See also

• Church of la Virgen de la Asunción (Romancos)

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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