Spanish Oran (; ) was a territory of the Spanish Empire as a result of the Conquest of Oran.

History

The

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was carried out by the

Spanish Empire The Spanish Empire ( es, link=no, Imperio español), also known as the Hispanic Monarchy ( es, link=no, Monarquía Hispánica) or the Catholic Monarchy ( es, link=no, Monarquía Católica) was a colonial empire governed by Spain and its prede ...

on the

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Kingdom of Tlemcen The Kingdom of Tlemcen or Zayyanid Kingdom of Tlemcen ( ar, الزيانيون) was a Berber kingdom in what is now the northwest of Algeria. Its territory stretched from Tlemcen to the Chelif bend and Algiers, and at its zenith reached Sijilm ...

. The expedition was carried out 80 naos and 10 galleys which carried about 8,000-12,000 infantry men and 3,000-4,000 cavalry men. The territory was lost to

Bey Bey ( ota, بك, beğ, script=Arab, tr, bey, az, bəy, tk, beg, uz, бек, kz, би/бек, tt-Cyrl, бәк, translit=bäk, cjs, пий/пек, sq, beu/bej, sh, beg, fa, بیگ, beyg/, tg, бек, ar, بك, bak, gr, μπέης) is ...

Mustapha Bin Youssef who took advantage of the

War of Spanish Succession The War of the Spanish Succession was a European great power conflict that took place from 1701 to 1714. The death of childless Charles II of Spain in November 1700 led to a struggle for control of the Spanish Empire between his heirs, Phil ...

, to besiege the city in 1707. The city fell in 1708. In 1732, Spanish forces recaptured Oran under José Carrilo de Albornoz and maintained control for the next six decades. In 1790, forces of the Deylik of Algeria under Mohamed el-Kebir took advantage of an

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and besieged the city once again. In 1792 the Spanish troops retreated from the city ending Spanish rule over the city. The town stayed under Algerian control until 1831, when it was conquered by the

Kingdom of France The Kingdom of France ( fro, Reaume de France; frm, Royaulme de France; french: link=yes, Royaume de France) is the historiographical name or umbrella term given to various political entities of France in the medieval and early modern period. ...

.{{Cite book, last=Brassey, first=Earl Thomas Brassey, url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xDkNAQAAIAAJ&q=%221831+oran%22&pg=PA15, title=Voyages and Travels of Lord Brassey: ... from 1862 to 1894, date=1895, publisher=Longmans, Green, language=en

References

1509 establishments in the Spanish Empire 16th century in the Spanish Empire States and territories established in 1509 States and territories disestablished in 1792