Algerian corsairs in Lisbon by the 18th century: an imminent danger

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https://doi.org/10.48751/CAM-2015-3251

Keywords:

Lisbon, Harbour defense, Privateers and piracy, Algerian corsairs, Captives

Abstract

Two days after Lisbon´s Earthquake (1755), the secretary of state Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo orders marquês estribeiro-mor to place military surveillance along Lisbon’s harbour to prevent potential attacks by Algerian corsairs. Who were these privateers and what were they looking for? Why were they in Tagus river? These are questions that we will discuss in this paper. We will try also to understand why were our rullers so attentive to an eventual corsair activity while the city was struggling against the devastating effects of the earthquake.

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Published

2015-06-25

How to Cite

Alberto, E. (2015). Algerian corsairs in Lisbon by the 18th century: an imminent danger. Cadernos Do Arquivo Municipal, (3), 127–147. https://doi.org/10.48751/CAM-2015-3251

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No. 3 (2015): Lisbon at the crossroads of peoples and cultures

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Dossier

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Copyright (c) 2015 Edite Alberto

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