Conquest of Ceuta

When

30 Aug 1415

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

35.90° N, 5.30° W

Description

Portuguese conquest of Ceuta (1415)

1415 conflict between Portugal and Marinid Morocco

Portuguese forces under the command of King John I conquered the North African city of Ceuta from the Marinid Sultanate on 21 August 1415. The city's defenses fell under Portuguese control after a carefully prepared attack, and the successful capture of the city marked the beginning of the Portuguese Empire. Ceuta remained under Portuguese control until it was transferred to Spain in 1668.

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• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Conquest of Ceuta: Portugal conquers the city of Ceuta from the Moors, initiating the Portuguese Empire, and European expansion and colonialism”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “les Portugais prennent Ceuta, mettant en place les fondations d'un Empire portugais en Afrique”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “захват португальцами Сеуты”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Spanish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “batalla de Ceuta”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page