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Encyclopedia > Mers El KĂ©bir

Mers-el-Kébir is a port town in northwestern Algeria, located by the Mediterranean Sea near Oran, in the Oran Province.-1... This article is about the city in Algeria. ...


History

Mers-el-Kébir was captured by the Spanish under Cardinal Cisneros in 1505. Francisco Jimenez de Cisneros (1436 - November 8, 1517) was a Spanish cardinal and statesman. ...


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