Battles & Campaigns · 1483
Battle of Lucena
Lucena, Córdoba, Spain
What happened
Boabdil besieged the town of Lucena. The Count of Cabra came to help from nearby Cabra. Outnumbered, the Granadan forces pulled back, and in the fighting outside the town their army broke and fled; Boabdil's horse got stuck in mud and he was captured.
Why it matters
Capturing the sultan's son was a major blow to Granada during the Granada War. Granada was also divided by a civil war at the time.
What came next
Boabdil was held in the castle tower of Porcuna, now called the Torre de Boabdil.
Did you know?
Boabdil's clothes, shoes and swords were later given to his captors and are now in the Army Museum in Toledo.
Timeline
- 20 Apr 1483Boabdil begins the siege of Lucena.
- Apr 1483Battle of Lucena; Boabdil is captured.
- 1483Boabdil is held in the castle tower of Porcuna.