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| conflict    = Siege of Santuario de Santa Beatriz de la Veracruz
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| partof      = the [[Estharian Civil War]]
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| date        = 11 October 1932{{snd}}26 June 1933
| place       = Santa Beatriz de la Veracruz Sanctuary, Valencia Province, Esthar, [[Esthar and Balamb]]
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| result      = Nationalist victory
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*{{flagicon image|Bandera FE JONS.svg|22px}} [[Reformed Falange]]
* {{flagicon image|BalambianStateFlag.png|22px}} [[Balambian State]]
* {{flagicon image|Great_Lucis_and_Accordo_-_Tristain.jpg|22px}} [[Great Lucis and Accordo|United Kingdom]]
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*{{flagicon image|Flag of Bolivia (state, 1826-1851).svg|22px}} [[Secadian Legion]]
*{{flagicon image|Alexander Ypsilantis flag (obverse).svg|22px}} Pergamese volunteers
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*{{flagicon image|Flag_of_the_Second_Spanish_Republic_(military).svg}} [[Estharian Republican Army]]
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* {{flagicon image|Flag of Peru (1822-1825).svg|22px}} [[Ignacio Román Santángel]]
* {{flagicon image|Flag of Peru (1822-1825).svg|22px}} [[Valentín Muñoz]]
* {{flagicon image|Flag of Peru (1822-1825).svg|22px}} [[Abel Montenegro]]
* {{flagicon image|Bandera FE JONS.svg|22px}} [[Francisco Jose Mínguez]]
* {{flagicon image|Bandera FE JONS.svg|22px}} [[Alfonso Yáñez]]
* {{flagicon image|Flag of Bolivia (state, 1826-1851).svg|22px}} [[Valentín Gutiérrez]]
* {{flagicon image|Alexander Ypsilantis flag (obverse).svg|22px}} [[Matthaios Raptidis]]
* {{flagicon image|Great_Lucis_and_Accordo_-_Tristain.jpg|22px}} [[Yukio Kushineda Jr.]]
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*{{flagicon image|Flag_of_the_Second_Spanish_Republic_(military).svg}} [[Juan Antonio Monedero]]
*{{flagicon image|Flag_of_the_Second_Spanish_Republic_(military).svg}} [[Oriol Escrivá]]
*{{flagicon image|Flag_of_the_Second_Spanish_Republic_(military).svg}} [[Joaquin Contador]]
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The '''Siege of Santuario de Santa Beatriz de la Veracruz''', also known by the Republicans as the '''Santuario de Santa Beatriz Campaign''', was an eight month-long siege laid by the Republicans on the Nationalist forces at the [[Santuario de Santa Beatriz de la Veracruz|eponymous sanctuary]]. The siege itself was unique being that there was one occurrence of an encirclement and a set of engagements in areas at and around the religious compound. It ended in a decisive victory for the Nationalists, which preserved their grip on the Valencia Province and enabled subsequent counteroffensives that caused the Republicans to retreat westward.

After the Republicans pushed Nationalist forces in southeast and eastern Esthar in their [[La Mancha Offensive]], Ilarian brigadier [[Ignacio Román Santángel]] led the Nationalist contingent that was split from the main force to the Santuario. After setting his main headquarters within the compound, several engagements initiated by the Republicans approaching from the north and south ensued, with the rest of the Nationalists still approaching from the west being caught up at [[Battle of Zaratava|Zaratava]]. From mid-November to early February, the Nationalistas kept the areas and hamlets around the Santuario under their grasp until they were besieged 
at the compound from mid-February to late May. Santángel then managed to organize breakthrough strategies which inflicted heavy casualties on [[Oriol Escrivá]]'s Republican force in the south, and pushed [[Joaquin Contador]]'s force in the north upward, which was critical for the Nationalistas to prolong the siege. Another series of engagements observed forces under Republican general [[Juan Antonio Monedero]] in the west being pushed back onto the villages of Mativa, Givarre and Torrebria, and the Republicans once again gaining the upper hand with ground reinforcements and air support and threatening the Nationalists with another encirclement. On June 23, a small relief force from Balamb under [[Yukio Kushineda Jr.]] brought in much needed supplies for the exhausted Nationalists, and contributed to the defense of the Santuario at [[Battle of Albacete Road|Albacete Road]]. Three days later, a larger Balambian relief force arrived to relieve the Santuario, and the Republicans were forced to retreat.

==Background==

==The siege==

==Aftermath==

==Legacy==

The siege became a symbolic victory, and numerous paintings were commissioned to commemorate the military confrontation.