Martyn, John R. C.
The Siege of Mazagão

A Perilous Moment in the Defence of Christendom against Islam.

This volume presents and analyzes an extensive amount of unknown evidence on the battle, including two Latin mini-epics on the Siege, an eye-witness prose account (the only reliable one to have survived), and nine letters written by Jesuits under bombardement. The sources are edited together with an english translation. The fortress design is also described. The siege of Mazagão lasted for three months in 1562. The Portuguese victory over a massive Arabic/Ottoman army safeguarded Iberian trade routes and may have saved Europe from Islamic occupation. 256 Seiten mit drei Tafeln, gebunden (American University Studies. Series IX: History; Vol. 144/Peter Lang Verlag 1994) Mängelexemplar/near mint