Sack Of Tétouan (1399)
The Sack of Tétouan of 1399 was an attack led by Hugo de Mendoza to Tétouan, then controlled by the Marinid Sultanate. The objective of this attack was to put an end to their pirates, who were attacking Castilian ships after the Marinid ruler incited them to do so. Background During the late 14th century, Tétouan was known for its pirates which were constantly attacking Castilian ships. Henry III of Castile, tired of them, decided send a fleet commanded by Hugo de Mendoza to attack the city and to put an end to these pirates. Sacking In 1399, Hugo de Mendoza landed on the banks of the Martil and marched to Tétouan. Without encountering much resistance, he destroyed their fortifications, their port and then occupied and sacked the city. Half of the population was killed and the other half was enslaved. This attack caused the city to be abandoned for almost a century. References Bibliography

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Reconquista
The ''Reconquista'' (Spanish language, Spanish and Portuguese language, Portuguese for ) or the fall of al-Andalus was a series of military and cultural campaigns that European Christian Reconquista#Northern Christian realms, kingdoms waged against the al-Andalus, Muslim kingdoms following the Muslim conquest of the Iberian Peninsula by the Umayyad Caliphate, culminating in the reign of the Catholic Monarchs of Spain. The beginning of the ''Reconquista'' is traditionally dated to the Battle of Covadonga ( or 722), in which an Kingdom of Asturias, Asturian army achieved the first Christian victory over the forces of the Umayyad Caliphate since the beginning of the military invasion. The ''Reconquista'' ended in 1492 with the Granada War#Last stand at Granada, fall of the Nasrid kingdom of Granada to the Catholic Monarchs of Spain, Catholic Monarchs. In the late 10th century, the Umayyad vizier Almanzor waged a series of military campaigns for 30 years in order to subjugate ...
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