Habsburg and Bourbon Spain
Ceuta
Today: Spain
- Years
- 1640–1833
- Role
- Spanish fortress town on the African coast
Ceuta, Portuguese since 1415, did not follow Portugal in its secession of 1640 and stayed under the sovereignty of Philip IV; the Treaty of Lisbon of 1668 recognised Spanish sovereignty. It withstood the Moroccan sultan's siege between 1694 and 1724 and those of 1732, 1757 and 1790 to 1791. From these years survive the cathedral, begun in 1686, and the Royal Walls.
What to see today
- Catedral de la Asunción (Catedral de Ceuta): Cathedral, 1686 to 1726
- Murallas Reales de Ceuta (Murallas Reales): Walls, c. 1541 to 1720
- Iglesia de San Francisco: Church, 1712 to 1723
- Santuario de Santa María de África: Church, c. 1676 to 1752