List of massacres in Spain


The following is a list of massacres that have occurred in Spain :

Ancient history

Germanic Kingdoms

Reconquista

NameDateLocationDeathsPerpetratorsNotes
Day of the Ditch807Toledo700Emirate of Córdoba700 city notables massacred in a special ditch by Muslim army under Amrus ibn Yusuf
Martyrs of Córdoba851Cordoba48Emirate of CórdobaForty-eight Christians executed by Muslims
Cordoba massacre1013Cordoba2,000BerbersInvading soldiers under Sulayman ibn al-Hakam sacked and pillaged the city resulting in the deaths of many people in Cordoba, including Jews.
1066 Granada massacre30 December 1066Granada4,000Muslim mobMuslim mobs massacred Jews
Toledo massacre7 May 1355Toledo1,200Henry of TrastámaraHenry of Trastámara leads forces that kill 1,200 Jews in Toledo
Seville massacre6 June 1391Seville4,000Christian mobMob in Seville kills 4,000 Jews.
Córdoba massacreJune 1391Cordoba2,000Christian mobMob in Córdoba kills 2,000 Jews.

Habsburg Spain

NameDateLocationDeathsPerpetratorsNotes
Galera massacre10 February 1570Galera2,500Spanish ArmySpanish Army under John of Austria massacres 2,500 Moriscos.
Corpus de Sang07-10 June 1640Barcelona12-20Catalan peasantsBetween 12 and 20 royal officials, including the Viceroy of Catalonia, were killed by the rioters. The massacre was one of the first events of the Reapers' War.

Bourbon Spain (1701-1808)

Independence War, Kingdom of Spain and First Republic (1808-1875)

Restoration (1875-1931)

Second Republic (1931-1936)

Civil War (1936-1939)

Francoism (1939-1975)

Transition (1975–1982)

Contemporary Spain (1982-...)