In 1492 and 1502 Oran received colonies of Spanish Muslims (Moors) fleeing from forcible conversion to Christianity. It was occupied by the Spanish in 1509. (1875-94), great work of Elisee Reclus. Oran was one of the principal objectives in the Allied landings in North Africa and was captured by U.S. forces on November 10, 1942.
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