Portuguese Tangier
Portuguese Tangier (Arabic: طنجة البرتغالية; Portuguese: Tânger Portuguesa) covers the period of Portuguese rule over Tangier, today a city in Morocco. The territory was ruled by the Kingdom of Portugal from 1471–1580, and 1640–1661, ruled by the Council of Portugal as part of the Iberian Union from 1580–1640.
Portuguese Tangier | |||||||||
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| Status | Territory of the Portuguese Empire | ||||||||
| Capital | Tangier | ||||||||
| Religion | Roman Catholicism Sunni Islam (Majority) | ||||||||
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| 1471 | |||||||||
• Iberian Union rule | 1580–1640 | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Morocco | ||||||||
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History
Before Portugal succeeded in capturing the territory, Portugal failed to capture Tangier in 1437, 1458, and 1464[1] but captured it in 1471 following the Conquest of Asilah.[2] The Portuguese built multiple European-style houses during this period.[3] The Wattasids then attempted to invade it in 1508, 1511, 1515 without success.
Due to the Portuguese Succession Crisis in 1580, following the Battle of Alcácer Quibir between Morocco and Portugal, the Iberian Union was formed and ruled over Tangier from 1580 until 1640 under the Council of Portugal.
Following the Portuguese Restoration War, sovereignty over Tangier was ceded to the Kingdom of Portugal.
In 1661, Tangier was given to England as dowry, beginning the Battle of Tangier between England and Moroccan forces, eventually ending with Moroccan victory.
References
- Lévi-Provençal (1936), p. 651.
- Elbl (2013), p. 10.
- Finlayson (1992), p. 26.
Source
- Elbl, Martin M. (2013), Portuguese Tangier (1471-1662): Colonial Urban Fabric as Cross-Cultural Skeleton, Peterborough (Canada): Baywolf Press, ISBN 978-0-921437-50-5. URL is only preview.
- Lévi-Provençal, Évariste (1936), "Tangier", Encyclopaedia of Islam, Vol. IV (1st ed.), Leiden: E.J. Brill, pp. 650–652.
- Finlayson, Iain (1992), Tangier: City of the Dream, London: Tauris Parke, ISBN 9781780769264.