the command of Afonso V, he was present at the conquest of Tangier and Arzila in Morocco, and he served there as an officer for some years. In 1476, he...

Portuguese Asilah (Portuguese: Arzila Portuguesa) covers the period of Portuguese rule over Asilah, today a city in Morocco. The territory was ruled by...

number of strongholds in North Africa: Safim, Azamor, Alcácer Ceguer and Arzila. John III achieved an important political victory in securing the control...

church of Aldona. The fort fell into disuse after the success of Novas Conquistas, as it had lost its purpose as a border defense. The fort also has an...

provisions. The Columbian fleet set sail on 9 May 1502. After a brief detour to Arzila, Morocco, which Ferdinand II had requested, the fleet reached Hierro, Canary...

pt De meu poder real e absoluto, me praz e hei por bem, por esta presente provisão, a capitania, conquista e governo das províncias do dito Reino de Benguela...

Tangier on 22 October and made their way under Moroccan guard to Asilah (Arzila), thirty miles down the coast from Tangier. The Portuguese hostages were...

included Ponda Fort. In 1783, the fort, along with the rest of the Novas Conquistas regions was ceded to the Portuguese by the Maratha Kingdom of Savantvadi...

of the Island of Divar, on the Ilhas de Goa (Goan islands) near the old capital of Goa, in the Velhas Conquistas. It was originally built as a military...

River, in 1550. It was the easternmost defensive structure in the Velhas Conquistas. After the first Maratha incursions against Goa, in 1666-1668, during...