Azemmour or Azamor is a moroccan city, on the left margin of Morbea river, 75km southwest of Casablanca. Casablanca from space Hassan II Mosque A view on the Boulevard de Paris in central Casablanca Parc de la Ligue Arabe Casablanca (Arabic: الدار البيضاء, transliterated ad-DÄr al-Bayá¸Äʼ) is a city in western Morocco, located on the Atlantic Ocean. ...
Although it was dependent of the King of Fez, Azemmour had great autonomy. In 1486 its inhabitants became vassals and tributaries of John II of Portugal. Manuel I of Portugal cofirmed the treaty in 1497 and the city payed 10.000 savéis every year. Later, unrest started to grow and thus Manuel sent a small fleet commanded by João de Meneses to conquer the city in 1508. In 1513a new fleet commanded by James, Duke of Braganza and on September 1 the army conquered the city with no resistance from its inhabitants. However, Portuguese control of the city occured just for a small period as in 1541 it was abandoned due to economical difficulties by John III of Portugal. This article is about the city Fes in Morocco. ... Events Tízoc, Aztec ruler of Tenochtitlan dies of poisoning. ... João II of Portugal (English: John II), the Perfect Prince (Port. ... Manuel I of Portugal (Archaic Portuguese: Manoel I, English: Emanuel I), the Fortunate (Port. ... Events May 10 - Amerigo Vespucci allegedly leaves Cádiz for his first voyage to the New World. ... Events February - Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor attacks Venice June 6 - Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three year truce and cede several territories to Venice December 10 - League of Cambrai formed as an alliance against Venice between... Events January 20 - Christian II becomes King of Denmark and Norway. ... The Duchy of Bragança or Braganza is one of the most important titles of the Portuguese Royal Family. ... September 1 is the 244th day of the year (245th in leap years). ... Events The first official translation of the entire Bible in Swedish February 12 - Pedro de Valdivia founds Santiago de Chile. ... This is a current Biography collaboration of the week! Please help improve it to featured article standard. ...
At age 20 he was sent to India, to viceroy Francisco de Almeida[?] for military training, where geography caught his interest.
Returning from India, he was sent to Morocco, where he fought in the Battle of Azamor[?] and wounded his knee.
In 1512 he returned again to Portugal, and stayed at the royal court of King Emanuel[?], but left after a dispute and offered his services instead to Spain's king (and Holy Roman emperor) Charles V.
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