The Spanish conquest of Oran (May 17, 1509). Cardinal Cisneros (1436-1517) conquered the city for King Ferdinand the Catholic. An army led by Pedro Navarro (1460-1528), accompanied by Cisneros, occupied the northern African city of Oran. Illustration after a painting by Francisco Jover. Chromolithography. Historia General de España (General History of Spain), by Miguel Morayta. Volume III. Madrid, 1890.

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