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Siege and massacre of Cambrils

Cambrils, Baix Camp, Tarragona

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Siege and massacre of Cambrils

Historical milestone · Cambrils, Baix Camp, Tarragona

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In December 1640, at the start of the War of the Reapers, the army of the Marquis of Los Vélez besieged the villa with more than twenty thousand men. The garrison capitulated after two days of bombardment and hundreds of defenders were executed.

1640

Photo: M.Campo (CC BY-SA 2.0)

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