Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera (Spanish pronunciation: [peˈɲon de ˈβeleθ ðe la ɣoˈmeɾa]; Arabic: حجر بديس, romanized: Hajar Badis) is a Spanish exclave and...

The 2012 Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera incident was a territorial incident that involved Spain and Morocco, the second fought in the 21st century after...

The conquest of peñón de Vélez de la Gomera by the Hispanic Monarchy happened in 1564. It succeeded a failed expedition the previous year, and resulted...

military expedition was launched to reconquer the exclave of Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera, which was under the control of the Ottomans. The campaign ended...

Peninsula. The plazas de soberanía are small islands and a peninsula off the coast of Morocco (the only peninsula, Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera, was an island...

The first conquest of the Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera was undertaken on 23 July 1508 by a Spanish fleet under the command of Pedro Navarro. By the early...

military expedition was launched to reconquer the exclave of Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera, which was taken by the Moroccan Wattasids in 1522. The campaign...

landlord. He took part, among others, in the seizure of the rock of Vélez de la Gomera (1564), the relief to the besieged during the Great Siege of Malta...

miles) around the Spanish territories of Ceuta (8 km; 5 miles), Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera (75 metres; 80 yards) and Melilla (10.5 km; 6½ miles). Spanish...

tribute. Peñón de Ifach Peñón de Alhucemas Peñón de Argel Peñón de Gibraltar (Rock of Gibraltar) Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera Boda, Sharon La (November...

The capture of Peñón of Algiers was accomplished when the beylerbey of Algiers, Hayreddin Barbarossa captured the fortress called Peñón of Algiers, on...

sovereignty near Morocco, consisting of: Islas Chafarinas Peñón de Alhucemas Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera Isla de Alborán Isla Perejil Provinces of Spain Spanish...

in 1505, Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera in 1508, Oran in 1509, and the Peñón of Algiers, Béjaïa and Tripoli in 1510. Annaba,Bizerta, Tunis and La Goulette...

Christendom and Islam. Penguin Books. J. P. Jurien de la Gravière, La Guerre de Chypre et la Bataille de Lépante (1888). Luis Coloma, The Story of Don John...

borders with three small Spanish exclaves, Ceuta, Melilla, and Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera), Algeria to the east, and Mauritania to the south. Its capital...

Morocco also claims the Spanish exclaves of Ceuta, Melilla and Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera, and several small Spanish-controlled islands off its coast....

(plazas de soberanía) on and off the coast of North Africa: Ceuta, Melilla, Islas Chafarinas, Peñón de Alhucemas, and Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera. The Spanish...

two companies of the Tercio Viejo de Sicilia were besieged, alongside their captains Juan de la Cerda and Gonzalo de Medrano, as well as around 100 knights...

of the Kingdom of Naples and finally, after his conquest of Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera in 1564, Viceroy of Sicily. As Viceroy of Sicily he accomplished...

territories in Africa. Except two Spanish autonomous cities and Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera, all the remaining territories are islands off the continent's...

Elder was also father of Alonso de Bazán, a military commander who died during the conquest the Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera, and Joan Bazán. In 1549 Bazán...

Xavier (2000), "Carlos V y el primer cerco de Viena en la literatura hispánica del XVI", In: Carlos V y la Quiebra del Humanismo Político en Europa (1530–1558) :...

(battalions) as follows: Grupo de Infantería Ligera Regulares de Melilla nº 52 (Stationed in Melilla, Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera, Peñón de Alhucemas and Islas Chafarinas...

Guatemala La Gomera Airport, an airport located near the village of Alajeró, Spain La Gomera giant lizard, a lacertid lizard species Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera...

the attack of 6,000 French troops led by François d'Aubusson de La Feuillade and Jean de Coligny-Saligny. The Austrians were unable to follow up on this...

they extended the areas under their control widely, taking in Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera (1508), and then major coastal cities – Oran (1509), Algiers...

segments of land border:  Morocco –  Spain: 75 m (246 ft) at Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera  Romania –  Ukraine: 80 m (260 ft) at K Island  Botswana –  Zambia:...

Vélez-Blanco, Spain Vélez-Málaga, Spain Vélez-Rubio, Spain Vélez, Santander, Colombia Velež (mountain), Bosnia and Herzegovina Velez Islands (Peñón de...

in North Africa. Ceuta Melilla Morocco–Spain relations 2012 Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera incident Tremlett, Giles (17 July 2002). "Spanish troops recapture...

joined to the mainland by an extremely narrow neck of land. Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera in Spain Monte Argentario in Italy Quiberon in Brittany, France...