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The Portuguese Fortress of Mazagan: A North African Stronghold
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the story of Mazagan (modern El Jadida), a Portuguese fortress on the Atlantic coast of Morocco that stood as a bastion of Portuguese power in North Africa for over 250 years. They discuss the initial conquest in 1502 by Dom Manuel I, the construction of the star-shaped fortifications designed by the Italian architect Benedetto da Ravenna, the daily life of the garrison and the town's population, the siege of 1562 when the Portuguese successfully repelled a massive Moroccan assault, and the eventual abandonment of Mazagan in 1769 as Portugal…
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