Portuguese Tangier
Portuguese Tangier | |||||||||
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| 1471–1661 | |||||||||
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 Map of Tangier | |||||||||
| Status | Territory of the Portuguese Empire | ||||||||
| Capital | Tangier | ||||||||
| Religion | Roman Catholicism Sunni Islam (Majority) | ||||||||
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| 1471 | |||||||||
| 1661 | |||||||||
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| Today part of | Morocco | ||||||||
Portuguese Tangier (Arabic: طنجة البرتغالية; Portuguese: Tânger Portuguesa) covers the period of Portuguese rule over Tangier, today a city in Morocco. The territory was ruled by the Kingdom of Portugal from 1471–1661.
History[]
Before Portugal succeeded in capturing the territory, Portugal failed to capture Tangier in 1437, 1458, and 1464[1] but captured it in 1471 following the Conquest of Asilah.[2] The Portuguese built multiple European-style houses during this period.[3] The Wattasids then attempted to invade it in 1508, 1511 and 1515 without success.
In 1661, Tangier was given to England as dowry of Charles II of England when he married Catherine of Braganza, beginning the Battle of Tangier between England and Moroccan forces, eventually ending with Moroccan victory.
References[]
- ^ Lévi-Provençal (1936), p. 651.
- ^ Elbl (2013), p. 10.
- ^ Finlayson (1992), p. 26.
Source[]
- Elbl, Martin M. (2013), Portuguese Tangier (1471-1662): Colonial Urban Fabric as Cross-Cultural Skeleton, Peterborough (Canada): Baywolf Press, ISBN 978-0-921437-50-5. URL is only preview.
- Lévi-Provençal, Évariste (1936), "Tangier", Encyclopaedia of Islam, Vol. IV (1st ed.), Leiden: E.J. Brill, pp. 650–652.
- Finlayson, Iain (1992), Tangier: City of the Dream, London: Tauris Parke, ISBN 9781780769264.
- Portuguese colonisation in Africa
- Sieges involving Portugal
- 16th century in Morocco
- History of Tangier
- Battles involving Morocco