Conquest of the Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera (1564)
| Conquest of the Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera | |||||||
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| Part of the Spanish–Ottoman wars and Ottoman–Portuguese confrontations | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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Spanish Empire Republic of Genoa Grand Duchy of Tuscany Papal States Kingdom of Portugal | Ottoman Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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García de Toledo Osorio Sancho Martínez de Leyva Álvaro de Bazán Giovanni Andrea Doria Chiappino Vitelli Francisco Barreto |
Kara Mustafa Ferret | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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200 soldiers Unknown number of reinforcements | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Minor | Significant | ||||||
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Central Europe–Balkans
Mediterranean
East Indies |
The conquest of the peñón de Vélez de la Gomera by the Hispanic Monarchy happened in 1564. It succeeded a failed expedition the previous year, and resulted in Spain taking control of the place as a plaza fuerte, which continued up to present day.
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