Siege of Oviedo

The siege of Oviedo was a siege in the Spanish Civil War that lasted from 19 July until 16 October 1936. The town garrison, under the command of Colonel Antonio Aranda Mata, took sides for the Nationalist uprising and held out until relieved by a Nationalist force from Galicia.

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1936  Wikidata
siege, Spain, 

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Location: 43.3625, -5.8503, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1936-07-19T00:00:00Z

1936-10-16T00:00:00Z

1936 Siege of Oviedo

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722 Battle of Olalias

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795 Battle of Río Quirós

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795 Capture of Oviedo

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842 Battle of the Bridge of Cornellana

1394-09-01T00:00:00Z

1394-11-11T00:00:00Z

1394 Siege of Gijón

1936-07-19T00:00:00Z

1936-08-16T00:00:00Z

1936 Siege of Gijón

1936-09-10T00:00:00Z

1936-09-10T00:00:00Z

1936 Bombing of Chorín

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1937 Battle of El Escamplero

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1937-10-21T00:00:00Z

1937 Asturias Offensive

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
area	region	718	Kingdom of Asturias		Wikidata
event	armed conflict		Battle of Peñaflor	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	722	Battle of Olalias	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	795	Battle of Río Quirós	battle, Kingdom of Asturias, emirate of Córdoba	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	795	Capture of Oviedo	battle, Kingdom of Asturias, emirate of Córdoba	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	842	Battle of the Bridge of Cornellana	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1394	Siege of Gijón	siege, Crown of Castile, Afonso, Count of Gijón e Noronha	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1936	Siege of Gijón	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1936	Siege of Oviedo	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1936	Bombing of Chorín	bombardment	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1937	Battle of El Escamplero	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1937	Asturias Offensive	offensive	Wikidata
organisation	arms industry		Sociedad Indsutrial Asturiana Santa Barbara	arms industry, business	Wikidata
site	tower		Casa torre de Tuñón	fortified tower	Wikidata
site	tower		Torre del Castillo de Yabio	fortified tower	Wikidata
site	tower		Tower of Peñerudes	monument, fortified tower	Wikidata
site	tower		Tower of Proaza	monument, fortified tower	Wikidata
site	tower		tower of the Quintana (Ciaño)	monument, fortified tower	Wikidata
site	tower	1700	tower of San Julian	monument, fortified tower	Wikidata