may 16, 1767 - Ahmed al-Ghazzal, the emissary from Sultan Mohammed ben Abdallah of Morocco to the Spanish Empire, makes a triumphant return to Marrakesh with almost 300 Muslims who had been held captive in Spain, as well as sacred Islamic manuscripts that had been seized by the Spanish in 1612
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The negotiation of the release had started with al-Ghazzal's meeting with Spain's King Carlos III on August 21, 1766.Added to timeline:
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may 16, 1767
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~ 258 years ago