146:
25:
324:
commit troops to the defence of
Tangier while fighting Spain in the Iberian peninsula. Portugal had even offered Tangier to France in 1648 to try to solicit support against Spain. Portugal's ally England already maintained another North African port, so the balance of power in the Western Mediterranean for Portugal vis-a-vis England would not significantly diminish. The warlord Tafileta would continue to be denied control of Tangier, and Portuguese naval forces could be shifted to other theatres.
327:
However, cession of
Tangier to England was not popular with the general public and with many in the army. Fernando de Meneses, as governor of Tangier, saw its potential long-term benefit to Portugal, had an excellent relationship with the native militia, and a spy network that provided information to
323:
The
Portuguese government wanted to part with Tangier, though many within the country had reservations. The anchorage was not particularly safe for shipping; it would require significant financial resources to improve. Portugal, hard pressed in its war of independence from Spain could not afford to
284:, a position a number of his ancestors had previously held from time to time over the previous 250 years, and assumed his post on 7 March 1656. By 1659, the warlord Tafileta had unified Morocco, except the ports occupied by Portugal, Spain and England. The
69:, is a useful starting point for translations, but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate, rather than simply copy-pasting machine-translated text into the English Knowledge.
55:
277:
to use the
Tangier harbor for military use in the Western Mediterranean. The inhabitants of Tangier benefitted by not being subject to the vagaries of competing warlords.
317:
419:
72:
Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low-quality. If possible, verify the text with references provided in the foreign-language article.
365:
37:
102:
332:. After the evacuation of Tangier, the ability of Portugal to directly project sea power in the Mediterranean was completely impossible.
338:
was held for 22 years before being reduced and abandoned by the
English who used other ports to project sea power in the Mediterranean.
429:
351:
328:
the Empire. He avoided complying with orders to make preliminary preparations for cession, so had to be replaced in 1661 by
93:
Content in this edit is translated from the existing
Portuguese Knowledge article at ]; see its history for attribution.
80:
329:
253:(27 November 1614 — 22 June 1699) was a Portuguese nobleman and military man. He was Governor of Tangier until 1661.
305:
424:
386:
Portugal - Dicionário Histórico, Corográfico, Heráldico, Biográfico, Bibliográfico, Numismático e Artístico
404:
301:
88:
308:
with
England that counterbalanced the power of Spain and France. Negotiations for the marriage of
347:
293:
222:
285:
316:
required as part of the dowry for
Portugal to transfer the port of Tangier and the island of
313:
309:
109:
414:
409:
8:
281:
194:
297:
274:
266:
262:
153:
133:
84:
381:
335:
247:
145:
398:
300:, thus releasing more Spanish troops and ships to pursue the continuing
137:
91:
to the source of your translation. A model attribution edit summary is
289:
201:
270:
66:
364:
The information in this article is based mainly on that in its
190:
265:
had started their colonial empire in North Africa through the
99:{{Translated|pt|Fernando de Meneses, 2.º Conde da Ericeira}}
382:"Ericeira (D. Joana Josefa de Meneses, 3.ª condessa da)"
58:
a machine-translated version of the
Portuguese article.
62:
304:. Portugal sought a modification of its successful
396:
87:accompanying your translation by providing an
49:Click for important translation instructions.
36:expand this article with text translated from
388:(in Portuguese). Vol. III. p. 162.
273:in 1471, completely unopposed, allowing the
374:
354:and became the third Countess of Ericeira.
288:in November 1659 specifically pledged that
420:17th-century Portuguese military personnel
251:Fernando de Meneses, 2nd Count of Ericeira
144:
16:Portuguese noble and soldier (1614–1699)
397:
292:of France would withdraw support from
256:
18:
13:
14:
441:
430:17th-century Portuguese nobility
341:
23:
269:in 1415. They occupied nearby
97:You may also add the template
1:
357:
346:De Meneses had one daughter,
7:
10:
446:
302:Portuguese Restoration War
61:Machine translation, like
280:De Meneses was appointed
237:
229:
218:
210:
200:
184:
176:
166:
159:
152:
143:
132:
125:
38:the corresponding article
350:, who married her uncle
214:Leonor Filipa de Noronha
348:Joana Josefa de Meneses
223:Joana Josefa de Meneses
108:For more guidance, see
306:centuries old alliance
286:Treaty of the Pyrenees
225:, Countess of Ericeira
366:Portuguese equivalent
314:Catherine of Braganza
310:Charles II of England
110:Knowledge:Translation
81:copyright attribution
425:Governors of Tangier
320:to English control.
282:Governor of Tangier
257:Governor of Tangier
233:Henrique de Meneses
195:Kingdom of Portugal
171:Fernando de Meneses
127:Fernando de Meneses
405:Counts of Ericeira
89:interlanguage link
298:House of Braganza
275:Portuguese Empire
267:Conquest of Ceuta
245:
244:
241:Margarida de Lima
154:Count of Ericeira
134:Count of Ericeira
121:
120:
50:
46:
437:
390:
389:
378:
180:27 November 1614
162:
148:
138:Lord of Louriçal
123:
122:
100:
94:
67:Google Translate
48:
44:
27:
26:
19:
445:
444:
440:
439:
438:
436:
435:
434:
395:
394:
393:
380:
379:
375:
360:
352:Luís de Meneses
344:
336:English Tangier
330:Luis de Almeida
259:
189:
172:
160:
128:
117:
116:
115:
98:
92:
51:
28:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
443:
433:
432:
427:
422:
417:
412:
407:
392:
391:
372:
371:
370:
359:
356:
343:
340:
258:
255:
243:
242:
239:
235:
234:
231:
227:
226:
220:
216:
215:
212:
208:
207:
204:
198:
197:
186:
182:
181:
178:
174:
173:
170:
168:
164:
163:
157:
156:
150:
149:
141:
140:
130:
129:
126:
119:
118:
114:
113:
106:
95:
73:
70:
59:
52:
33:
32:
31:
29:
22:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
442:
431:
428:
426:
423:
421:
418:
416:
413:
411:
408:
406:
403:
402:
400:
387:
383:
377:
373:
368:
367:
362:
361:
355:
353:
349:
342:Personal life
339:
337:
333:
331:
325:
321:
319:
315:
311:
307:
303:
299:
295:
291:
287:
283:
278:
276:
272:
268:
264:
254:
252:
249:
240:
236:
232:
228:
224:
221:
217:
213:
209:
205:
203:
199:
196:
192:
187:
183:
179:
175:
169:
165:
158:
155:
151:
147:
142:
139:
135:
131:
124:
111:
107:
104:
96:
90:
86:
82:
78:
74:
71:
68:
64:
60:
57:
54:
53:
47:
41:
40:in Portuguese
39:
34:You can help
30:
21:
20:
385:
376:
363:
345:
334:
326:
322:
279:
260:
250:
246:
202:Noble family
188:22 June 1699
85:edit summary
76:
43:
35:
415:1699 deaths
410:1614 births
399:Categories
358:References
296:under the
263:Portuguese
45:(May 2012)
290:Louis XIV
211:Spouse(s)
167:Full name
103:talk page
294:Portugal
79:provide
271:Tangier
206:Meneses
101:to the
83:in the
42:.
318:Bombay
238:Mother
230:Father
191:Lisbon
219:Issue
161:
63:DeepL
261:The
185:Died
177:Born
77:must
75:You
56:View
312:to
65:or
401::
384:.
248:D.
193:,
136:,
369:.
112:.
105:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
