Siege of Madrid

1936–39 siege during Spanish Civil War
Event siege Q685062
Siege of Madrid
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Summary

Siege of Madrid is a siege[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of siege entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (344 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Siege of Madrid is in the country of Spanish Republic at War[3].
  • Siege of Madrid is in the country of Spain[4].
  • Siege of Madrid's instance of is recorded as siege[5].
  • Siege of Madrid's instance of is recorded as battle[6].
  • Siege of Madrid followed Battle of Cape Espartel[7].
  • Siege of Madrid was followed by First Battle of the Corunna Road[8].
  • Siege of Madrid took place at Madrid[9].
  • Siege of Madrid is part of Spanish Civil War[10].
  • Siege of Madrid's Commons category is recorded as Battle of Madrid[11].
  • Siege of Madrid began on November 8, 1936[12].
  • Siege of Madrid ended on November 23, 1936[13].
  • Siege of Madrid's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 40.4189, 'longitude': -3.69194}[14].
  • A participant in Siege of Madrid was Republican faction[15].
  • Among those involved in Siege of Madrid was Nationalist faction[16].
  • Siege of Madrid's different from is recorded as Siege of Madrid[17].

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When and Where

Siege of Madrid began on November 8, 1936[12]. It ended on November 23, 1936[13]. It took place at Madrid[9]. Country listings include Spanish Republic at War[3], a historical unrecognized state[18], in Spain[19] and Spain[4], a sovereign state[20], in Spain[21], founded in 1715[22].

Context

Siege of Madrid is part of Spanish Civil War[10]. Recorded instance of include siege[5] and battle[6]. It followed Battle of Cape Espartel[7]. It was followed by First Battle of the Corunna Road[8].

Participants

Recorded participant include Republican faction[15] and Nationalist faction[16].

Outcome and Impact

Things named for Siege of Madrid include No pasarán[23], a slogan[24], in Spain[25], founded in 1916[26].

Why It Matters

Siege of Madrid ranks in the top 6% of siege entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (344 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

Entities named for it include No pasarán[23], a slogan[24], in Spain[25], founded in 1916[26].

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [18] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 6w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-09-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → siege-1936-1939
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: siege-1936-1939, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289959497|siege 1936 1939 (#289959497)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper'"
  2. 20w ago · Vicarage · 2026-05-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → Spanish Republic at War, Spain
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/33906|batch #33906]]: Siege of Madrid"
  3. 21w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → —
    End time → —
    Part of → —
    Start time → +1936-11-08T00:00:00Z
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ National library of israel j9u id: 987007543410605171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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