Essaouira Mogador is a town at the Atlantic coast of Morocco
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Castelo Real
de Mogador

The Castelo Real was totally demolished in the 18th century, following the plans to build the Essaouira city and fortifications by Sultan Sidi Mohammed ben Abdallah in the 18th century.

Aug 1506 Castello Real de Mogador (Essaouira) built.
Nov 1510 Re-taken by Morocco by the Regraga.

Portrait of King Manuel I

King Manuel I

 

Captains
Aug 1506 - 1510
Diogo de Azambuja, Sr.
27 Jun 1507 - 1510
Francisco de Miranda
(acting for Azambuja)
1510 - May 1510
Pedro de Azevedo
May 1510 - Nov 1510
Nicolão de Sousa

 


 

In 1506, the king of Portugal, D. Manuel I ordered a fortress to be built in Mogador, named "Castelo Real de Mogador"
( Château Royal, Royal Castle )

It was located on a small island in front of Dzira Sghira , which currently covers the west pier of the port of Essaouira. The fort had an approximate size of 40 by 30 meters.

 

Castelo Real

Castelo Real
On a painting by Adriaen Matham 1641

See also: Borj Souira in Souira Qadima

 

Castelo Real in the plan of Cornut 1767

The plan of the island with Castelo Real drawn by Théodore Cornut in 1767.

O = Entry, gate
P = Court
R = Oven
S = Old Battery

 

Castelo Real on painting by Adriaen Matham 1641

Castelo Real
On a painting by Adriaen Matham 1641

Map with Castelo Real location

Old map with Castelo Real location - marked Chateau

Castelo Real On a painting by Adriaen Matham 1641

Castelo Real
On a painting by Adriaen Matham 1641

Ile de Mogador -Painting by Matham 1641

Mogador Island and the Castelo Real in painting by Adriaen Matham 1641

Source: Les sources inédites de l'histoire du Maroc de 1530 à 1845 (1905)
Author: Castries, Henry, comte de, 1850-1927

 

 
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Sources:
http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Morocco.htm#Aguz

Le château ‘Castello Real ’ Par Omar LAKHDAR (External link)

 

 

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