Spain loses Tunis to the Turks

Historical Context Note

Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)
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Tunis was gained as a Spanish possession in 1535, but now they lose the city to the Ottoman Turks. It becomes a Turkish Regency with an elective governor known as a bey.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Spain loses Tunis to the Turks". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 February 2011 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=15179, accessed 23 November 2024.]

15179 Spain loses Tunis to the Turks 2 Historical context notes are intended to give basic and preliminary information on a topic. In some cases they will be expanded into longer entries as the Literary Encyclopedia evolves.

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