Conquest of Ceuta

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The Conquest of Ceuta was the 1415 Portuguese capture of the North African city of Ceuta, marking the beginning of Portugal’s overseas expansion and the wider European Age of Discovery.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military campaign ⓘ
siege ⓘ
chronology early 15th century ⓘ
commandedBy King John I of Portugal ⓘ
linked to: John I of Portugal

Prince Duarte of Portugal ⓘ
Prince Henry the Navigator ⓘ
linked to: Henry the Navigator

Prince Pedro of Portugal ⓘ
conflict Christian–Muslim wars in the western Mediterranean ⓘ
Portuguese–Marinid conflicts ⓘ
country Kingdom of Portugal ⓘ
date 1415-08-21 ⓘ
describedAs first major overseas conquest by a European power in the Age of Discovery ⓘ
endTime 1415-08-22 ⓘ
followedBy Portuguese capture of Tangier ⓘ
Portuguese exploration of the West African coast ⓘ
hasCasualties heavy casualties on the Marinid side ⓘ
limited casualties on the Portuguese side ⓘ
hasCause Portuguese crusading zeal against Islam ⓘ
Portuguese desire to control trade routes ⓘ
hasEffect Portuguese control of Ceuta ⓘ
beginning of Portuguese overseas expansion ⓘ
decline of Marinid power ⓘ
early milestone in the European Age of Discovery ⓘ
hasLocation Ceuta ⓘ
North Africa ⓘ
hasMainSubject capture of Ceuta by Portugal in 1415 ⓘ
hasOriginalName Conquista de Ceuta ⓘ
linked to: Conquest of Ceuta
languageOfName English ⓘ
opponent Marinid Sultanate ⓘ
linked to: Marinid dynasty

Nasrid Granada ⓘ
linked to: Taifa of Granada
originalLanguage Portuguese ⓘ
participant Portuguese army ⓘ
linked to: Portuguese Army

Portuguese navy ⓘ
linked to: Portuguese Navy

Portuguese nobility ⓘ
partOf Age of Discovery ⓘ
linked to: Age of Exploration

Portuguese expansion into North Africa ⓘ
precededBy Portuguese Reconquista campaigns in Iberia ⓘ
linked to: Reconquista
result Portuguese victory ⓘ
capture of Ceuta by Portugal ⓘ
significantFor control of trade between the Atlantic and the Mediterranean ⓘ
control of trans-Saharan trade routes ⓘ
startTime 1415-08-21 ⓘ
used Portuguese fleet ⓘ
linked to: Portuguese Navy

siege warfare ⓘ

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Portuguese Empire → inceptionEvent → Conquest of Ceuta ⓘ
Henry the Navigator → militaryConflict → Conquest of Ceuta (1415) ⓘ
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Henry the Navigator → tookPartIn → Portuguese conquest of Ceuta ⓘ
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Conquest of Ceuta → hasOriginalName → Conquista de Ceuta ⓘ
linked to: Conquest of Ceuta
John I of Portugal → notableCampaign → Conquest of Ceuta ⓘ
Duke of Viseu → linkedToEvent → Portuguese conquest of Ceuta ⓘ
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Portuguese capture of Tangier → precededBy → Portuguese conquest of Ceuta ⓘ
linked to: Conquest of Ceuta
Portuguese–Marinid conflicts → hasPart → Battle of Ceuta (1415) ⓘ
linked to: Conquest of Ceuta
Portuguese–Marinid conflicts → hasPart → Portuguese conquest of Ceuta ⓘ
linked to: Conquest of Ceuta
Crónica de D. Pedro de Meneses → describesEvent → Portuguese conquest of Ceuta ⓘ
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Infante Henry, Duke of Viseu → participatedIn → Portuguese conquest of Ceuta ⓘ
linked to: Conquest of Ceuta