In 1513 Azemmour's governorMoulay Zayam refused to pay the tribute and mustered a powerful, well-equipped army.Manuel responded to this challenge by sending a massive fleet of 500 ships and 15 thousand soldiers (Bergreen, 19).James, Duke of Braganza led this army and on September 1 he conquered the city with no resistance from its inhabitants.Ferdinand Magellan, the man famed for leading the first-ever circumnavigation of the earth, was among the Portuguese soldiers there; he lost his horse in skirmishes outside the city.[7] Portuguese control of the city lasted only for a short period; it was abandoned byJoão III of Portugal in 1541 due to his court's economic difficulties.[8]
A spring festival used to be held annually in Azemmour in March. It was first held in 2007.[11] The patron saint of Azemmour isAbu Shuayb. Hismausoleum was built on the order ofMohammed ben Abdallah. Each year, amoussem is celebrated to honour him. The Old City's walls are decorated by several local artists.[12] The city features a medina, which has three parts, a Jewish mellah, a kasbah, and the old medina.[1] A historic lighthouse called Sidi Boubeker is located 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) north of Azemmour.[10]
Jaafar Aksikas, Moroccan American author and intellectual
Estevanico, also known as Esteban theMoor, was enslaved and traveled with aSpanish expedition to North America in 1527. He is the first African to travel with explorers in North America and was one of four men out of several hundred to survive shipwrecks on the Florida and Texas coasts, Native American slavery and attacks, and other setbacks over a six-year period before he and his party reached safety in a Spanish colonial town.[1][13]
Abdallah Laroui, Moroccan historian, novelist and philosopher
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1 1975 is the year of East Timor's Declaration of Independence and subsequentinvasion by Indonesia. In 2002, East Timor's independence was fully recognized.
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