Peñón of Algiers ( es, Peñón de Argel, ) was a small islet off the coast of

Algiers Algiers ( ; ar, الجزائر, al-Jazāʾir; ber, Dzayer, script=Latn; french: Alger, ) is the capital and largest city of Algeria. The city's population at the 2008 Census was 2,988,145Census 14 April 2008: Office National des Statistiques d ...

, fortified by the

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during the 16th century. The islet was connected to the African continent to form a seawall and the harbour of Algiers.

History

In 1510 the Spaniards settled on a small island, the Peñón, north of Algiers (in modern

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). They forced Sālim al-Tūmī (Selim-bin-Teumi) to observe the terms of a treaty with Spain, namely, to accept a Spanish presence and to pay tribute.
International Dictionary of Historic Places: Middle East and Africa
'. Trudy Ring. p. 54.
E.J. Brill's first encyclopaedia of Islam, 1913-1936
' by Martijn Theodoor Houtsma. p. 258 Fortifications were built on the islet, and a garrison of 200 men was established. Sālim al-Tūmī had to go to Spain to take an oath of obedience to Ferdinand of Aragon. The islet was captured in 1529 by

Hayreddin Barbarossa Hayreddin Barbarossa ( ar, خير الدين بربروس, Khayr al-Din Barbarus, original name: Khiḍr; tr, Barbaros Hayrettin Paşa), also known as Hızır Hayrettin Pasha, and simply Hızır Reis (c. 1466/1478 – 4 July 1546), was an O ...

during the Capture of Algiers. Barbarossa dismantled the fortifications, ending the Spanish presence in the area.

References

Spanish Africa History of Algiers

Populated places established in 1510 {{Spain-hist-stub