The cession of Larache effectively took place on 20 November 1610, when Juan de Mendoza y Velasco, Marquis of San Germán, assumed control over the North African port of Larache on behalf of the Hispanic Monarchy.
History
editThe acquisition of Larache by the Hispanic Monarchy had been an important—obsessive—target of the foreign policy of the reign of Philip II.[1] It was, however, eventually deferred to the reign of Philip III. The place was promised by Mohammed esh Sheikh el Mamun in exchange for the Spanish support in the internal struggles of the Saadi sultanate against his brother Zidan Abu Maali.[2]
Álvaro de Bazán, Marquis of Santa Cruz had already tried to occupy the city in 1608.[3] Juan de Mendoza y Velasco, Marquis of San Germán, had himself led another unsuccessful attempt in the past.[4] In November 1610, the Marquis was invited to take possession of the city by Mohammed esh Sheikh el Mamun, who left Spain before the Marquis to prepare for the latter's arrival to Larache,[5] meeting in Tangier.[4] The Marquis of San Germán, who brought a contingent of troops of about 3,000 infantrymen in the galleys of Pedro de Toledo,[4] took possession of the port on 20 November 1610,[6] meeting no hostilities .[4]
Larache would remain under Spanish control until 1689,[7] when it was seized by the troops of the Alaouite sultan Ismail Ibn Sharif.
References
edit- Citations
- ^ Cabanelas 1960, p. 19.
- ^ Lomas Cortés 2011, p. 238.
- ^ Lomas Cortés 2011, p. 33.
- ^ a b c d Fernández Duro 1896, p. 328.
- ^ Gandin 1970, p. 85.
- ^ Gandin 1970, p. 72.
- ^ Gandin 1970, p. 72; Cabanelas 1960, p. 55.
- Bibliography
- Cabanelas, Darío (1960). "El problema de Larache en tiempos de Felipe II". Miscelánea de Estudios Árabes y Hebreos (Sección Árabe-Islam). 9. Granada: Universidad de Granada: 19–55. ISSN 0544-408X.
- Fernández Duro, Cesáreo (1896). "Capítulo XX. Berbería 1607-1614". Historia de la Armada Española (desde la unión de los reinos de Castilla y Aragón). Tomo III. 1556-1621 (PDF).
- Gandin, Jehanne-Marie (1970). "La remise de Larache aux Espagnols en 1610". Revue de l'Occident musulman et de la Méditerranée. 7 (1). Aix-en-Provence: Association pour l'étude des sciences humaines en Afrique du Nord: 71–92. doi:10.3406/remmm.1970.1059. ISSN 0035-1474.
- Lomas Cortés, Manuel (2011). El proceso de expulsión de los moriscos de España (1609-1614). Valencia, Granada & Zaragoza: Publicacions de la Universitat de València, Editorial Universidad de Granada y Servicio de Publicaciones de la Universidad de Zaragoza. ISBN 978-84-370-8896-9.