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1437 – Battle of Tangier, attempt by a Portuguese expeditionary force to seize the citadel of Tangier, and their subsequent defeat by the armies of the Marinid sultanate . 1471 – Portuguese of Tangier rule (1471–1661) begins, under Afonso V of Portugal. [3] [4] [2] 1580 - Spain in power. [4] 1656 - Portugal in power again. [4]
The alternative timeline of Álvares will be summarized later.) According to Pina, the Portuguese spent about a week raising a fortified siege camp on a hill west of Tangier. In a decision that later proved fateful, Henry ordered that the palisade protecting the Portuguese siege camp encircle the camp completely.
Leonardo de Ferrari's plan of the Portuguese fortifications at Tangier, c. 1655. The Wattasids assaulted Tangier in 1508, 1511, and 1515 but without success.. In 1508, future Portuguese of India Duarte de Menezes succeeded his father as captain of Tangier, a function he had already been effectively performing in his father's name since 1507. [9]
Shortly after the conquest of Asilah by the Portuguese, Afonso V ordered Dom João, who was probably the son of the Duke of Bragança, to take Tangier. [5] [6] The citizens of Tangier believed support from Muhammad al-Shaikh, the governor of Asilah, would come to assist in repelling the invading Portuguese army. However, involved in his ongoing ...
Killed in action in the Battle of Tangier. 4 May 1664 to 1664: Sir Tobias Bridge, Acting Governor 1664 to April 1665: John Fitzgerald, Governor April 1665 to 1666: John, Baron Belasyse, Governor 1666 to 1669: Sir Henry Norwood, Governor 1669 to 1670: John Middleton, Earl of Middleton, Governor 1st Term. 1670 to 1672: Sir Hugh Chomondeley ...
View over the Bay of Tangier is a 1912 oil on canvas painting by Henri Matisse, showing Tangier and its port on the Bay of Tangier. It was left to the Museum of Grenoble by Marcel Sembat and Georgette Agutte in 1923 , and still hangs there.
The siege of Tangier (1463–1464) was an attempt by the Portuguese, led by Afonso V of Portugal to capture the city of Tangiers. The expedition ended in failure. The expedition ended in failure. Siege
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