Logbook · 8 places

Batalla de Lopera

Lopera, Campiña de Jaén, Jaén

1 Villages · 3 Monuments · 3 Curiosities · 1 Historical milestones

Spain › Andalusia › Jaén › Campiña de Jaén › Lopera › Batalla de Lopera

Batalla de Lopera

Historical milestone · Lopera, Campiña de Jaén, Jaén

In December 1936, during the Civil War, the writer Ralph Fox and the poet John Cornford, serving with the International Brigades, died in the fighting for Lopera; the town was taken by the rebels on 4 January 1937.

diciembre de 1936 - 4 de enero de 1937

Photo: Kolforn (CC BY 3.0)

What to see and do in Lopera