Historical place archive

Huesca in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Huesca in Spain. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

4 records4 event labels3 people1096–1937

Historical events in Huesca

1096

1096
Capture of Huesca
Peter I · Military

Captures Huesca in alliance with El Cid

1837

24 May 1837
Battle of Huesca
Marcelino Oraa · Military

Commands Liberal forces against the Carlist Royal Expedition near Huesca.

24 May 1837
Liberal Defeat at Huesca
Marcelino Oraa · Military

Withdraws after the Carlists defeat his army outside the city.

1937

20 May 1937
Huesca Wound
George Orwell · Spanish Civil War

Is shot through the throat near Huesca.

Provenance

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