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)
linked to: Conquest of Ceuta
Henry the Navigator tookPartIn Portuguese conquest of Ceuta
linked to: Conquest of Ceuta
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
linked to: Conquest of Ceuta
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