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Ceuta is part of the territory of the European Union. The city was a free port before Spain joined the European Union in 1986. Now it has a low-tax system within the Economic and Monetary Union of the European Union. Since 1979, Ceuta has held elections to its 25-seat assembly every four years.
The Portuguese conquest of Ceuta took place on 21 August 1415, between Portuguese forces under the command of King John I of Portugal and the Marinid sultanate of Morocco at the city of Ceuta. 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 ...
The first military conflict, in 21 August 1415, took the form of a surprise assault on Ceuta by 45,000 Portuguese soldiers who traveled on 200 ships. [2] [3] It was later followed by the Siege of Ceuta in 1419. These events marked the beginning of the decline of the Marinid Sultanate and the start of the Portuguese Empire.
Ceuta and Melilla may refer to: Spain 's two autonomous cities , Ceuta and Melilla , which are often referred to together In a wider sense, to all the modern Spanish possessions in North Africa (i.e. Ceuta and Melilla, plus other adjacent minor territories, known in Spanish as plazas de soberanía )
The sieges of Ceuta, also known as the thirty-year siege, [1] were a series of blockades by Moroccan forces of the Spanish-held city of Ceuta on the North African coast. The first siege began on 23 October 1694 and finished in 1720 when reinforcements arrived. [ 2 ]
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In 1180, Portugal commissioned its inaugural fleet in history [1] And achieved significant successes against Almohad ships at Cape Espichel [2] [3] then Ceuta [4] [5] In June 1182, the Portuguese fleet faced a severe setback against the Almohad fleets of Ceuta and Seville in the Battle of Silves. The Portuguese lost 20 to 30 ships and 1,800 ...
Sketch of the couraça wall designed by Diogo Boitaca in 1502.. The conquest was successful due to the superiority of the Portuguese artillery, and to the decision of the king of Fez, Abd al-Haqq II (Abdalaque in Portuguese) to keep his army in Tangier upon being informed of the presence of the Portuguese fleet, while he was preparing an attack on Tlemcen.