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People: Erasmus Darwin
Topic: Alborán, Battle of
Location: Daraa Daraa Syria

Alborán, Battle of

Years: 1540 - 1540

The Battle of Alborán takes place on October 1, 1540 off the island of Alborán during the Ottoman-Habsburg struggle for the control of the Mediterranean when a Spanish fleet under the command of Bernardino de Mendoza destroys an Ottoman fleet commanded by Ali Hamet, sinking a galley and capturing ten other ships.

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