The Battle of Formentara occurred on 28 October 1529 when an
Ottoman fleet under
Aydın Reis routed a small Spanish fleet of eight
galleys
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off the island of
Formentera near
Ibiza.
[Garnier, p.27]
Habsburg emperor
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* Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor (1500–1558)
* Charles V of Naples (1661–1700), better known as Charles II of Spain
* Charles V of France (1338–1380), called the Wise
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* Infa ...
had sent a small Spanish fleet of eight galleys under the Spanish commander of the Castilla fleet, Rodrigo Portuondo, to eliminate
Barbary ships from
Algiers under
Caccia Diavolo which were raiding the coast of
Valencia
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and ferrying
Moriscos
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from Spain to Algeria.
[Garnier, p.26]
Portuondo was killed in the battle, seven of his eight galleys were captured, and his soldiers were taken as slaves to the
recently conquered city of
Algiers.
Notes
References
* Garnier, Edith ''L'Alliance Impie'' Editions du Felin, 2008, Paris
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1529 in the Ottoman Empire
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Suleiman the Magnificent
Formentera
Formentera 1529
Formentera 1529
1520s in Spain
Formentera 1529
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