Sack of Madeira
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sack-of-madeira-206-13232518
title:
Sack of Madeira
text:
The sack of Madeira occurred in 1617 when Algerian pirates known as Barbary Corsairs sacked the Island and took 1,200 inhabitants as slaves. The attack occurred during the height of slavery on the Barbary coast. Madeira was at that time a part of the Iberian Union headed by the Monarchy of Spain. The Algerians had established a base on the islands of Cape Verde from which they operated against ships in the Atlantic. In 1617 the Algerians arrived in Madeira with 8 vessels and 800 men. They plunde
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1617 pirate attack
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sack_of_Madeira
date created:
2021-09-05T00:45:07Z
date modified:
2024-09-10T19:52:46Z
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