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== Raid ==
== Raid ==
In 1637, concurrently with the [[Raid on Ceriale and Borghetto]], Algerian forces executed another incursion, this time targeting [[Calpe]]. During this invasion, the Corsairs devastated the coastal areas of [[Valencia]], leading to the enslavement of 315 individuals, mostly comprising of women and children.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Bekkaoui |first=K. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kyB9DAAAQBAJ&newbks=0 |title=White Women Captives in North Africa: Narratives of Enslavement, 1735-1830 |date=2010-11-24 |publisher=Springer |isbn=978-0-230-29449-3 |pages=2 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Street |first=Lucie |url=https://books.google.dz/books?id=Zje4AAAAIAAJ&q=1637+Calpe&dq=1637+Calpe&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj5rIKetN2DAxVlk_0HHb3fBNMQ6AF6BAgJEAM |title=An Uncommon Sailor: A Portrait of Admiral Sir William Penn, English Naval Supremacy |date=1986 |publisher=Kensal Press |isbn=978-0-946041-47-3 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Friedman |first=Ellen G. |url=https://books.google.dz/books?id=VAh1AAAAMAAJ&q=1637+Calpe+Algeria&dq=1637+Calpe+Algeria&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjcoeLctt2DAxUMhP0HHX35CmIQ6AF6BAgGEAM |title=Spanish Captives in North Africa in the Early Modern Age |date=1983 |publisher=University of Wisconsin Press |isbn=978-0-299-09380-8 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Hershenzon |first=Daniel |url=https://books.google.dz/books?id=5uxmDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA276&dq=1637+Calpe+Algeria&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjcoeLctt2DAxUMhP0HHX35CmIQ6AF6BAgKEAM#v=onepage&q=1637%20Calpe%20Algeria&f=false |title=The Captive Sea: Slavery, Communication, and Commerce in Early Modern Spain and the Mediterranean |date=2018-08-01 |publisher=University of Pennsylvania Press |isbn=978-0-8122-9536-8 |language=en}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 17:43, 14 January 2024

Sack of Calpe (1637)
Date1637
Location
Result Algerian victory
Belligerents
Spanish Empire Spanish Empire Regency of Algiers Regency of Algiers
Units involved
Unknown Corsairs of Algiers
Strength
Unknown Unknown
Casualties and losses
315 Enslaved Unknown

Raid

In 1637, concurrently with the Raid on Ceriale and Borghetto, Algerian forces executed another incursion, this time targeting Calpe. During this invasion, the Corsairs devastated the coastal areas of Valencia, leading to the enslavement of 315 individuals, mostly comprising of women and children.[1][2][3][4]

References

  1. ^ Bekkaoui, K. (2010-11-24). White Women Captives in North Africa: Narratives of Enslavement, 1735-1830. Springer. p. 2. ISBN 978-0-230-29449-3.
  2. ^ Street, Lucie (1986). An Uncommon Sailor: A Portrait of Admiral Sir William Penn, English Naval Supremacy. Kensal Press. ISBN 978-0-946041-47-3.
  3. ^ Friedman, Ellen G. (1983). Spanish Captives in North Africa in the Early Modern Age. University of Wisconsin Press. ISBN 978-0-299-09380-8.
  4. ^ Hershenzon, Daniel (2018-08-01). The Captive Sea: Slavery, Communication, and Commerce in Early Modern Spain and the Mediterranean. University of Pennsylvania Press. ISBN 978-0-8122-9536-8.