Conquest of Ceuta

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battle military campaign siege

The Conquest of Ceuta was the 1415 Portuguese capture of the North African city of Ceuta, marking the beginning of Portugal’s overseas expansion and the wider European Age of Discovery.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	Occurrences
Portuguese conquest of Ceuta	2
Conquest of Ceuta (1415)	1
Conquista de Ceuta	1

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle ⓘ military campaign ⓘ siege ⓘ
chronology	early 15th century ⓘ
commandedBy	John I of Portugal ⓘ surface form: King John I of Portugal Prince Duarte of Portugal ⓘ Henry the Navigator ⓘ surface form: Prince Henry the Navigator Prince Duarte of Portugal ⓘ surface form: Prince Pedro of Portugal
conflict	Catholic–Ottoman conflicts ⓘ surface form: Christian–Muslim wars in the western Mediterranean Portuguese–Marinid conflicts ⓘ
country	Kingdom of Portugal ⓘ
date	1415-08-21 ⓘ
describedAs	first major overseas conquest by a European power in the Age of Discovery ⓘ
endTime	1415-08-22 ⓘ
followedBy	Portuguese capture of Tangier ⓘ Portuguese exploration of the West African coast ⓘ
hasCasualties	heavy casualties on the Marinid side ⓘ limited casualties on the Portuguese side ⓘ
hasCause	Portuguese crusading zeal against Islam ⓘ Portuguese desire to control trade routes ⓘ
hasEffect	Portuguese control of Ceuta ⓘ beginning of Portuguese overseas expansion ⓘ decline of Marinid power ⓘ early milestone in the European Age of Discovery ⓘ
hasLocation	Ceuta ⓘ North Africa ⓘ
hasMainSubject	capture of Ceuta by Portugal in 1415 ⓘ
hasOriginalName	Conquest of Ceuta self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Conquista de Ceuta
languageOfName	English ⓘ
opponent	Marinid dynasty ⓘ surface form: Marinid Sultanate Taifa of Granada ⓘ surface form: Nasrid Granada
originalLanguage	Portuguese ⓘ
participant	Portuguese Army ⓘ surface form: Portuguese army Portuguese Navy ⓘ surface form: Portuguese navy Portuguese nobility ⓘ
partOf	Age of Exploration ⓘ surface form: Age of Discovery Portuguese expansion into North Africa ⓘ
precededBy	Reconquista ⓘ surface form: Portuguese Reconquista campaigns in Iberia
result	Portuguese victory ⓘ capture of Ceuta by Portugal ⓘ
significantFor	control of trade between the Atlantic and the Mediterranean ⓘ control of trans-Saharan trade routes ⓘ
startTime	1415-08-21 ⓘ
used	Portuguese Navy ⓘ surface form: Portuguese fleet siege warfare ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Conquest of Ceuta → hasOriginalName → Conquest of Ceuta self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Conquista de Ceuta

Portuguese Empire → inceptionEvent → Conquest of Ceuta ⓘ

Duke of Viseu → linkedToEvent → Conquest of Ceuta ⓘ

this entity surface form: Portuguese conquest of Ceuta

Henry the Navigator → militaryConflict → Conquest of Ceuta ⓘ

this entity surface form: Conquest of Ceuta (1415)

John I of Portugal → notableCampaign → Conquest of Ceuta ⓘ

Henry the Navigator → tookPartIn → Conquest of Ceuta ⓘ

this entity surface form: Portuguese conquest of Ceuta