La Albuera
municipality in the province of Badajoz, Spain
La Albuera is a village southeast of Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain. As of 2009 it had a population of c. 2,000 inhabitants.
History
It was scene of the Battle of Albuera (16 May 1811) between Spanish, Portuguese and British troops under William Carr Beresford and the French ones led by Marshal Soult, in the course of the Peninsular War.
Geography
Located south of the city of Badajoz and next to the Spanish borders with Portugal, La Albuera is, along with Guadiana del Caudillo, an enclave entirely surrounded by the municipal territory of Badajoz.
“La Albuera” enters the record as municipality in the province of Badajoz, Spain. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Albuera, municipality and province can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jan 23, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q144268. VIAF identifies the subject as 147710161. The Library of Congress control number is n00027105. Authority coordinates are 38.716, -6.824. 2 of 4 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2009 and 1811.
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