Spanish conquest of Oran (1509)

Conquest of Oran
Cisneros entering Oran, by Juan de Borgoña.
Date May 1509 Location Oran Result Spanish victory
Belligerents
Spanish Empire	Kingdom of Tlemcen
Commanders and leaders
Cardinal Cisneros Pedro Navarro
Strength
8,000–12,000 infantrymen 3,000–4,000 cavalrymen 80 ships 10 galleys	12,000
Casualties and losses
Less than 30	4,000

The conquest of Oran by the Spanish Empire took place on May 1509, when an army led by Pedro Navarro on behalf of the Cardinal Cisneros seized the North African city, which was controlled by the Kingdom of Tlemcen (Zayyanid dynasty).