The sieges of Oran and Mers El Kébir of 1563 is a major attempt by the regency of Algiers to retake the cities of Mers el-Kébir and Oran from the Spanish.
Oran's harbour. Painting of 1613 by Vicente Mestre.
Álvaro de Bazán, 1st Marquis of Santa Cruz.
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Oran is a major coastal city located in the northwest of Algeria. It is considered the second most important city of Algeria, after the capital, Algiers, because of its population and commercial, indu
Sieges of Oran and Mers El Kébir
…larger Ottoman-Habsburg wars of the Mediterranean, the Regency of Algiers launched a major military offensive to retake the Spanish military-bases of Oran and Mers el Kébir on the Mediterranean North African coast of Algeria occupied by Spain since 1505. The states of Algiers and Triòli, the Principalities…
31 4 Chapelle de Santa Cruz
Mobil Art towers, Oran
مسجد ابن باديس وهران الجزائر
Place d'armes, Oran