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Badajoz (formerly Badajos), the capital of the Spanish province of Badajoz in the autonomous community of Extremadura, is situated close to the Portuguese frontier, on the left bank of the river Guadiana, and the Madrid-Lisbon railway. The population in 1990 was 126,781; in 2002 it was 136,851.

Modern History

A military and republican rising took place here in August 1883, but completely failed.

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During the Spanish Civil War, Badajoz was taken by the Nationalists. A number of Republican prisoners were executed in the bullring.

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Introduction
History
The Storming of Badajoz, 1812
Modern History
Famous Sons
Villages

 

 

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