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 Badajoz, Spain location |
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| Coordinates : Time zone : CET (GMT +1) - summer : CEST (GMT +2) |
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| Native name | Badajoz (Spanish) | ||||
| Spanish name | Badajoz | ||||
| Founded | 875 | ||||
| Area code | +34 (Spain) + 924 (Badajoz) | ||||
| Website | http://www.aytobadajoz.es/ | ||||
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| Country | Spain | ||||
| Autonomous Community | Comunity of Badajoz | ||||
| Province | Badajoz | ||||
| Comarca | Badajoz | ||||
| Mayor | Miguel Celdrán (PP) | ||||
| Geography | |||||
| Land Area | 1470 km² | ||||
| Altitude | 185 m AMSL | ||||
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| Population | 145257 (2007) | ||||
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Badajoz - (IPA [bað̞a'xoθ], formerly written Badajos in English), the capital of the Spanish province of Badajoz in the autonomous community of Extremadura, is situated close to the Portuguese border, on the left bank of the river Guadiana, and the Madrid-Lisbon railway. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. In addition to its autonomous communities, Spain is divided into fifty Provinces. Badajoz is a province of western Spain located in the autonomous community of Extremadura. An autonomous community is a first-level political division of the Kingdom of Spain, established in accordance with the Spanish Constitution. Extremadura is an autonomous community of western Spain whose capital city is Mérida. Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Guadiana (Wadi Ana Anas Guadiana Guadiana pron. gwɐdi'ɐnɐ or Odiana) is one of the major Rivers of Spain and Portugal Madrid (pronounced in English in Spanish and colloquially in Spain) is the Capital and largest city of Spain. Lisbon (Lisboa liʒˈboɐ is the Capital and largest city of Portugal. The population in 2007 was 145,257.
Badajoz is the see of a bishop. A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight It occupies a slight eminence, crowned by the ruins of a Moorish castle, and overlooking the Guadiana. A strong wall and bastions, with a broad moat and outworks, and forts on the surrounding heights, give the city an appearance of great strength. The river, which flows between the castle-hill and the powerfully armed fort of San Cristobal, is crossed by a magnificent granite bridge, originally built in 1460, repaired in 1597 and rebuilt in 1833. The whole aspect of Badajoz recalls its stormy history; even the cathedral, built in 1238, resembles a fortress, with massive walls.
The association football team in the city is Club Deportivo Badajoz who plays in Tercera División. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Club Deportivo Badajoz is a football team based in Badajoz in the autonomous community of Extremadura. The Tercera División is the fourth level of the Spanish football league system.
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History
Owing to its position the city enjoys a considerable transit trade with Portugal; its other industries include the manufacture of linen, woollen and leather goods, and of pottery.
It is not mentioned by any Roman historian, and first rose to importance under Moorish rule. The description Moors has referred to several historic and modern populations of Muslim (and earlier non-Muslim people of Berber and Arab descent It was founded by the Galician Muslim Ibn Marwan around 875 and after 1022 it became the capital of a small Moorish kingdom (Emirate of Badajoz), and, though temporarily held by the Portuguese in 1168, it retained its independence until 1229; when it was captured by Alfonso IX of Leon. Ibn Marwân ( ‘Abd al Rahmân Ibn Marwân ibn Yūnus, also known as Ibn al-Djillīqui or "Son of a Galician " (d Alfonso IX of Leon and Galicia ( August 15, 1171 &ndash September 23 or 24 1230 first cousin of Alfonso VIII of Castile and numbered next
As a frontier fortress it underwent many sieges. It was beleaguered by the Portuguese in 1660, and in 1705 by the Allies in the War of the Spanish Succession. In the War of the Spanish Succession (1701–1714 several European powers combined to stop French succession to the Spanish throne and what would likely have been a resulting During the Peninsular War Badajoz was unsuccessfully attacked by the French in 1808 and 1809; but on March 10, 1811, the Spanish commander, José Imaz, was bribed into surrendering to a French force under Marshal Soult. The Peninsular War or Spanish War of Independence pitted an alliance of Spain, the United Kingdom, and Portugal against France Events 241 BC - First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates Islands - The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing Year 1811 ( MDCCCXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Nicolas Jean-de-Dieu Soult, 1st Duc de Dalmatie (29 March 1769 26 November 1851 the Hand of Iron, was a French general and statesman named A British army, commanded by Marshal Beresford, endeavoured to retake it, and on May 16, 1811 defeated a relieving force at Albuera, but the siege was abandoned in June. Events 1204 - Baldwin IX Count of Flanders is crowned as the first Emperor of the Latin Empire. Year 1811 ( MDCCCXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The Battle of Albuera (16 May 1811 was an indecisive battle during the Peninsular War.
The Storming of Badajoz, 1812
main article Battle of Badajoz (1812)
In 1812, Arthur Wellesley (the future Duke of Wellington) again attempted to take Badajoz, which had a French garrison of about 5,000 men. In the Battle of Badajoz ( March 16 - April 6, 1812) an Anglo - Portuguese army under the Earl of Wellington, besieged Year 1812 ( MDCCCXII) a leap year started on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley 1st Duke of Wellington, KG, KP, GCB, GCH, PC, FRS ( c Siege operations commenced on March 16, and by early April there were three practicable breaches[1] in the walls. Events 597 BC - Babylonians capture Jerusalem, replace Jehoiachin with Zedekiah as king These were assaulted by two British divisions on April 6, 1812. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats Caecilius Metellus Scipio and Marcus Porcius Cato in the Battle of Thapsus Year 1812 ( MDCCCXII) a leap year started on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year
The attacks were pressed with great gallantry for five hours, but repeatedly beaten back with heavy loss. Meanwhile the castle, and another section of undamaged wall, had been attacked by escalade and successfully taken by the British. At the cost of some 5,000 casualties, Wellington had succeeded in taking Badajoz. He wrote to Lord Liverpool "The capture of Badajoz affords as strong an instance of the gallantry of our troops as has ever been displayed, but I anxiously hope that I shall never again be the instrument of putting them to such a test as that to which they were put last night" (However, the storming of San Sebastián in 1813 was much like Badajoz)
In the Siege of Badajoz, a detachment of the 45th Regiment of Foot (later amalgamated with the 95th to form Sherwood Foresters Regiment) succeeded in getting into the castle first and the red coatee of Lt. Donostia-San Sebastián ( Basque: Donostia, IPA; Spanish: San Sebastián, known officially as Donostia-San Sebastián Year 1813 ( MDCCCXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The 95th (Derbyshire Regiment of Foot was formed when the 95th Rifles were redesignated as The Rifle Brigade. The Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment was formed during the Childers Reforms in 1881 from the amalgamation of the 45th (Nottinghamshire James MacPherson of the 45th was hoisted in place of the French flag to indicate the fall of the castle. A castle is a defensive structure seen as one of the main symbols of the Middle Ages. This feat is commemorated on the 6 April each year when red jackets are flown on Regimental flag staffs and at Nottingham Castle. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats Caecilius Metellus Scipio and Marcus Porcius Cato in the Battle of Thapsus Nottingham Castle is a Castle in Nottingham, England. It is located in a commanding position with 130 foot cliffs to the south and west
With the town taken, military discipline largely disappeared, and the town was subjected to two days of pillage, murder, rape and drunkenness by the British survivors. The only way to restore order was to erect the gallows and flog many soldiers.
(Sir Harry Smith undertook to protect two young ladies from any insult during the sack of Badajoz, one of whom he married. Lieutenant General Sir Henry George Wakelyn Smith 1st Baronet of Aliwal GCB ( 28 June 1787 - 12 October 1860) known as In consequence Ladysmith is named after a former inhabitant of Badajoz, Juana Maria Smith)
Modern History
A military and republican rising took place here in August 1883, but completely failed. Ladysmith (2001 pop 225452 is a town on the banks of the Klip River, (stone river, in the uThukela District Juana María de los Dolores de León Smith Lady Smith ( 27 March 1798 - 12 October 1872) was the wife of General Sir Harry Smith, Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common
During the Spanish Civil War, Badajoz was taken by the Nationalists in the Battle of Badajoz. The Spanish Civil War was a major conflict in Spain that started after an attempted Coup d'état committed by parts of the army against the government of The Battle of Badajoz was one of the first major Nationalist victories in the Spanish Civil War. The Battle of Badajoz was one of the first major Nationalist victories in the Spanish Civil War.
Famous Residents
Badajoz is the birthplace of the statesman Manuel de Godoy, the Duke of Alcudia (1767–1851), and of the painter Luis de Morales. Don Manuel Francisco Domingo de Godoy (di Bassano y Alvarez de Faria de los Ríos y Sánchez-Zarzosa, also Manuel de Godoy y Alvarez de Faria de los Ríos Sánchez Zarzosa Year 1767 ( MDCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a 1851 ( MDCCCLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Luis de Morales (1510? - May 9 1586) was a Spanish painter born in Badajoz, Extremadura. Five pictures by Morales are preserved in the cathedral. The conqueror Pedro de Alvarado (c. Pedro de Alvarado y Contreras (born Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain, ca 1495–1541) was also born in Badajoz. Cristóbal Oudrid (1825–1877), one of the founding fathers of Spanish musical nationalism, was born here, son of the resident military bandmaster. Year 1825 ( MDCCCXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1877 ( MDCCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common
Villages
Alburquerque is a small village in the province of Badajoz. Its name was given (with a minor spelling change) by the Spanish conquerors to the city now known as Albuquerque, New Mexico in the United States . The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
References
- ^ A practicable breach was one where two soldiers could get through side by side without needing to use their hands
- This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain. The Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition (1910–1911 is a 29-volume reference work that marked the beginning of the Encyclopædia Britannica The public domain is a range of abstract materials &ndash commonly referred to as Intellectual property &ndash which are not owned or controlled by anyone
External links
- Badajoz is at coordinates Coordinates:
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