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The 1936 siege of the cathedral

Sigüenza, Serranía de Guadalajara, Guadalajara

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The 1936 siege of the cathedral

Historical milestone · Sigüenza, Serranía de Guadalajara, Guadalajara

Image of Sigüenza, not of the place itself.

Sigüenza was in the Republican zone from July 1936. After weeks of bombardment, the last defenders made a stand inside the cathedral and held out through a week of siege until the surrender of 15 October. The church came out of the episode gravely damaged.

1936

Photo: Cruccone (CC BY-SA 3.0 es)

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