Tripoli Trípoli طرابلس | |||||||||
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| 1510–1530 | |||||||||
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 Early 16th century map of Tripoli by Piri Reis | |||||||||
| Status | Territory of the Spanish Empire under the jurisdiction of Sicily | ||||||||
| Capital | Tripoli | ||||||||
| Common languages | Spanish (official) Libyan Arabic | ||||||||
| Religion | Roman Catholicism Sunni Islam | ||||||||
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• 1510 | Pedro Navarro (first) | ||||||||
• 1520–1530 | François Velasquès (last) | ||||||||
| Historical era | Early modern period | ||||||||
| 25 July 1510 | |||||||||
| 23 March 1530 | |||||||||
• Disestablished | 25 July 1530 | ||||||||
| Currency | Spanish real, gold dinar, dirham | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Libya | ||||||||
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Tripoli, today the capital city of Libya, was a presidio of the Spanish Empire in North Africa between 1510 and 1530. The city was captured by Spanish forces in July 1510, and for the next two decades it was administered as an outpost which fell under the jurisdiction of the Spanish Viceroy of Sicily. The city was granted as a fief to the Knights Hospitaller in 1530, and the latter ruled the city until 1551.