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Ceuta Day (Spanish: Día de Ceuta), celebrated in Ceuta on 2 September, is a holiday marking the date when Pedro de Meneses, 1st Count of Vila Real), became the first Governor of Ceuta by King John I of Portugal, following the Conquest of Ceuta.
The Granadans launched an attempt to recover Gibraltar by themselves in 1315, but without Marinid support, the Second Siege of Gibraltar faltered and failed. [ 11 ] The Castilians held Gibraltar for over twenty years, until a new deal was struck in 1333 between the Nasrid sultan Muhammad IV of Granada and the Marinid sultan Abu al-Hasan Ali ibn ...
Map of the status of the isthmus according to the Spanish position. Spain does not acknowledge British sovereignty over Gibraltar, as they consider that the only part that was ceded was the fortified perimeter of the city, and the rest had no territorial jurisdiction (the literal phrase of the treaty is "the Catholic King wills, and takes it to be understood that the above-named propriety be ...
Actas Xiv Simpósio de História Marítima: Ceuta e a Expansão Portuguesa. Campos, Nuno Silva (2018). D. Pedro de Meneses e a construção da Casa de Vila Real (1415–1437). Publicações do Cidehus. Campos, Nuno Silva (2015). GUERRA E CORSO EM CEUTA DURANTE A CAPITANIA DE D. PEDRO DE MENESES (1415–1437). ACTAS XIV SIMPÓSIO DE HISTÓRIA ...
In recent years it has become a significant tourist destination, with popular day trips to Tarifa to see bird migrations; to Gibraltar to see the territory's sights and culture; and to the Bay of Gibraltar on whale watching excursions. Algeciras is the southern terminus of two principal north–south Euroroutes, the E05 and E15.
In 1462 King Henry IV recaptured Gibraltar and restored the devotion to Our Lady of Europe initiated by his grandfather, Ferdinand, once again transforming the ancient mosque into a Christian Shrine. [5] Ceuta, on the southern shore of the Strait of Gibraltar, had been captured in 1415 by the Portuguese, under King John I.
With a town called Santa Claus and scenes that could appear in a Hallmark movie, these Indiana destinations promise to fill you with lots of cheer. 7 festive quick trips to take in Indiana during ...
The Strait of Gibraltar [1] is a narrow strait that connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea and separates Europe from Africa. The two continents are separated by 7.7 nautical miles (14.2 kilometers, 8.9 miles) at its narrowest point. [2] Ferries cross between the two continents every day in as little as 35 minutes.