Battle of Linuesa

Battle of Linuesa
Part of the Reconquista

Map of the Nasrid Emirate of Granada.
Date21 December 1361
Location
Result Victory for the Kingdom of Castile.
Belligerents
Kingdom of Castile
Kingdom of Jaén
Order of Calatrava
Emirate of Granada
Commanders and leaders
Diego García de Padilla
Enrique Enríquez el Mozo
Men Rodríguez de Biedma
Muhammed VI

The Battle of Linuesa was an action fought on 21 December 1361 in the city of Huesa, Kingdom of Jaén (present-day Province of Jaén, Spain). The battle was fought between the Kingdom of Castile and the forces of the Emirate of Granada. The battle resulted in a victory for the forces of the Kingdom of Castile.

The Castilian forces were commanded by Diego García de Padilla, the Grand Master of the Order of Calatrava, Enrique Enríquez "el Mozo", the Adelantado Mayor of the frontera de Andalucía, and by Men Rodríguez de Biedma, the head Caudillo of the Bishop of Jaén.