The Battle of Villarrobledo was a battle of the First Carlist War

First Carlist War

The First Carlist War was a civil war in Spain from 1833-1839.-Historical background:At the beginning of the 18th century, Philip V, the first Bourbon king of Spain, promulgated the Salic Law, which declared illegal the inheritance of the Spanish crown by women...

, occurring on September 20, 1836, south of Villarrobledo

Villarrobledo

Villarrobledo is a Spanish city and municipality in the province of Albacete, part of the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha.Villarrobledo has the world's largest area covered by vineyards as well as the world's greatest production of La Mancha wine, called in Spanish Denominación de Origen)...

 at a campground called Vega de San Cristóbal, which lies near a hermitage

Hermitage (religious retreat)

Although today's meaning is usually a place where a hermit lives in seclusion from the world, hermitage was more commonly used to mean a settlement where a person or a group of people lived religiously, in seclusion.-Western Christian Tradition:...

 of the same name. However, there were also casualties reported in Villarrobledo proper.

The battle was a major defeat for the Carlist general Miguel Gómez Damas

Miguel Gómez Damas

Miguel Gómez Damas was a Spanish Carlist general of the First Carlist War.Born at Torredonjimeno, in the province of Jaén, he served under the Carlist general Zumalacárregui and in 1836 undertook an unsuccessful military expedition against Liberal forces in various locations, including Asturias,...

, and his forces suffered large casualties, including the loss of large amounts of munitions.

For his victory, Isidro de Alaix Fábregas

Isidro de Alaix Fábregas

Isidro de Alaix Fábregas, Count of Vergara and Viscount of Villarrobledo, was a Spanish general of the First Carlist War, supporting the cause of the Liberals, who backed Isabella II of Spain and her regent mother Maria Christina...

was given the title of Viscount of Villarrobledo (Vizconde de Villarrobledo) and was awarded the Cross of Saint Ferdinand (Cruz Laureada de San Fernando).