Battle of Oriola (1521)

The events were marked by strong internal disputes amongst the Agermanats (members of the Revolt of the Brotherhoods), which were divided between moderates and radicals. This led to a significant decline in their forces, just over a month after the Battle of Gandia.^[1]

After the movement became more radically hostile to the nobility, seeking land reform, it was crushed in the battle of Oriola on 20 August 1521.^[2]

The defeat of the Germanias at Oriola was crucial blow to the Revolt of the Brotherhoods. It killed more than 2,000 men and was accompanied by a major crackdown, with the execution of 40 leaders of the Agermanados and the plundering of the city of Orihuela. As a result, the southern Kingdom of Valencia, from Alicante to Ontinyent, fell into royalist hands.^[3]

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