Foreign Policy (Turks/Africa)

Question 1

When was Mers-el-Kebir gained?

Answer 1

1505

Question 2

Bougie, Tripoli and Algiers?

Answer 2

1510 - 1511

Question 3

Oran? Who led the army?

Answer 3

1509, led by Cisneros.

Question 4

When were the Ottomans expelled from Otranto? How many ships were provided by the Castilians?

Answer 4

1481 with the help of 70 Castilian ships.

Question 5

When and where did the Castilians help the Venetians expel the Ottomans from?

Answer 5

1501 from the Fortress of St George in Cephalonia

Question 6

When was the Treaty of Alcacovas and what did it stipulate with regards to Africa?

Answer 6

1479 and it gave Portugal free reign over the African coast in exchange for Castilian control of the Canaries being recognized.

Question 7

Fortress of Penon de Velez?

Answer 7

1508.

Question 8

Who were the Knights Hospitallers and when and how did F&I help them?

Answer 8

A Catholic religious and military order based on Rhodes who were assisted by the Spanish when the island was raided by Turks in 1479 to 1480.

Question 9

What did Isabella’s will state with regards to Africa?

Answer 9

Asked her heirs to ‘devote themselves unremittingly to the conquest of Africa and the war of faith against the Muslims.’