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Name: Arzila

Type: Polity

Start: 1471 AD

End: 1589 AD

Parent: portugal

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A Portuguese Enclave in North Africa.

Establishment

  • August 1471: Portuguese control over Arzila/Asilah in the periods 1471-1550 and 1577-1589.

    • Chronology

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    1. War of the Portuguese Succession

    Was a succession crisis caused by the death of the King of Portugal without heirs. The conflict saw two main claimants to the Portuguese throne: António, Prior of Crato, proclaimed in several towns as King of Portugal, and his first cousin Philip II of Spain, who eventually succeeded in claiming the crown, reigning as Philip I of Portugal.

  • October 1580: Philip II of Spain succeeded in claiming the Portuguese crown, reigning as Philip I of Portugal.

    • 2. Further events (Unrelated to Any War)

  • January 1551: Portuguese control over Arzila/Asilah in the periods 1471-1550 and 1577-1589.

  • January 1578: Portuguese control over Arzila/Asilah in the periods 1471-1550 and 1577-1589.

    • Disestablishment

  • January 1590: Portuguese control over Arzila/Asilah in the periods 1471-1550 and 1577-1589.

    • Selected Sources

  • Fernández Álvarez, M. (1998): Felipe II y su tiempo, cuarta edición, p. 523

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