What the records say
- When
- 8 Oct 1621 – 11 Oct 1621
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 38.71° N, 9.14° W
- Description
- 1621 naval battle
- Naval
- yes
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Sinking of the Nossa Senhora da Conceição
Portuguese naval engagement
The sinking of the Nossa Senhora da Conceição was a naval engagement between the loaded Portuguese carrack, commanded by Luís de Sousa, and a fleet of Algerian corsairs in 1621. Severely outnumbered and heavily damaged after days of battle, the ship was engulfed in flames and sank with its rich cargo.
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- Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “attaque du Nossa Senhora da Conceição”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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