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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 ...
Ceuta is one of two Spanish port cities on the northern shore of Africa, along with Melilla. They are historically military strongholds, free ports, oil ports, and also fishing ports. [57] Today the economy of the city depends heavily on its port (now in expansion) and its industrial and retail centres. [56]
In 1297, King Dinis of Portugal took personal interest in the development of exports and organized the export of surplus production to European countries. On May 10, 1293, he instituted a maritime insurance fund for Portuguese traders living in the County of Flanders, which were to pay certain sums according to tonnage, accrued to them when necessary.
The siege of Ceuta of 1419 (sometimes reported as 1418) was fought between the besieging forces of the Marinid Sultanate of Morocco, led by Sultan Abu Said Uthman III, including allied forces from the Emirate of Granada, and the Portuguese garrison of Ceuta, led by Pedro de Menezes, 1st Count of Vila Real.
The Portuguese started the long age of European colonization with the conquest of Ceuta, Morocco in 1415, and the conquest and discovery of other African territories and islands, this would also start the movement known as the Age of Discoveries.
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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. [1] [2] 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.
Siege of Ceuta may refer to: Siege of Ceuta (1419) Sieges of Ceuta (1694–1727) ... This page was last edited on 11 May 2022, at 03:10 (UTC).