Contempopánea is an Indie pop Music festival that takes place Process_start every summer in Alburquerque , Badajoz ; however , since 2014 , the festival has been divided Change between this city and the capital city of Badajoz .

Contempopánea is an Indie pop Music festival that takes place Process_start every summer in Alburquerque , Badajoz ; however , since 2014 , the festival has been divided Change between this city and the capital city of Badajoz .

The 4th Siege of Badajoz took place Process_start from July to October 1658 during the Portuguese Restoration War .

It was an attempt by a huge Portuguese army under the command of Joanne Mendes de Vasconcelos , governor of Alentejo , to capture Conquering the Spanish city of Badajoz , which was the headquarters of the Spanish Army of Extremadura .

The fortifications of Badajoz were essentially medieval and considered vulnerable by the Portuguese , and had already been attacked Attack by them three times during this war .

So in 1658 , Mendes de Vasconcelos gathered Come_together an army at Elvas and advanced Cause_to_make_progress on Badajoz .

The Portuguese forces launched Process_start a direct assault on the town , hoping initially to capture a key fort , San Cristóbal , but after 22 days of unsuccessful attack , the Portuguese abandoned GiveUp this plan and began Process_start to build a circumvallation wall around Badajoz instead , to try to isolate the city .

These plans received Receiving a boost when they captured Conquering a large Spanish defensive installation outside Badajoz , the Fort of San Miguel , but were unable to use Using this platform successfully against Badajoz itself .

These plans received Receiving a boost when they captured Conquering a large Spanish defensive installation outside Badajoz , the Fort of San Miguel , but were unable to use Using this platform successfully against Badajoz itself .

Taking advantage of this failure , D. Luis de Haro , invaded Attack Portugal and besieged Elvas , the main defensive system of Portugal - where the Portuguese army that had besieged Besieging Badajoz took Creating refuge and was suffering Bodily_harm a second catastrophic plague .

For example , on 23 August 70 prisoners from the `` Modelo '' Prison in the city were massacred Committing_crime in revenge for the Nationalist killing of over 1,500 Republicans after the storming Catastrophe of Badajoz .

Together , they planned Arranging a `` Drive on Madrid '' to take Conquering the Spanish capital , Franco advancing Cause_to_make_progress from Badajoz , which he took Creating in August and Mola from Burgos .