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The Battle of Alcácer Quibir: Portugal's Lost King and the Birth of the Iberian Union
In 1578, young King Sebastião of Portugal launched a crusade into Morocco that ended in disaster at the Battle of Alcácer Quibir. The king vanished, leaving no heir, and Portugal faced a succession crisis that led to the Iberian Union under Philip II of Spain. This episode dives into Sebastião's obsessive planning, the alliance with the deposed Moroccan sultan Abu Abdallah Mohammed II, the rival Ottoman-backed forces of Abd al-Malik, and the chaotic battle itself. We explore the strategic miscalculations, the role of Portuguese nobility like the Duke of Aveiro, and the mysterious fate of…
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