The air raid carried out by the Republican faction killed 109 civilians and wounded more than 200.

Throughout 1938, the Spanish Republican Air Force (Fuerza Aerea de la República Española, FARE) carried out air bombings against Nationalist-held cities (among them Seville and Valladolid)[1] in retaliation for the bombing of Republican held cities such as Barcelona, Alicante and Granollers.

On 7 November 1938, three Tupolev SB bombers of the FARE, bombed the town of Cabra, in the province of Córdoba.

One of the 200 kilograms (440 lb) bombs fell on the town's market, killing dozens of civilians.

The airstrike was carried out in the mistaken belief that Italian mechanized troops were stationed in the village.