Qualla: Battle of Formentera https://qualla.com/battle-of-formentera en-us © 2026 Bendyline Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:21:30 GMT Qualla serial false Qualla support@bendyline.com yes https://qualla.com/_m/s/n/c/h/battle-of-formentera-wp/hero-small.webp Qualla: Battle of Formentera https://qualla.com/battle-of-formentera Battle of Formentera: Introduction https://qualla.com/battle-of-formentera/ Photo credit Nourerrahmane, CC BY-SA 4.0. Aydin Reis had a problem. It was October 1529, and his fifteen Barbary ships were loaded with passengers, enslaved people, and plundered goods from raids along the coast of Valencia. He was ferrying Moriscos from Spain to Algeria, and his fleet was in no condition to fight. When scouts warned him that a Spanish galley squadron was waiting near Ibiza, Aydin made for Algiers -- but the wind refused to cooperate. Forced to shelter along the coast of Formentera, he watched the Spanish fleet arrive and realized he could not run. So he did the only thing left. He attacked.

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]]> Fri, 13 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/s/n/c/h/battle-of-formentera-wp/snch-battle-of-formentera-intro.mp3 0:06 1 full Battle of Formentera: A Corsair Called Devil Hunter https://qualla.com/battle-of-formentera/ Photo credit Uploadalt, CC BY-SA 3.0. The Ottomans knew Aydin Reis as Caccia Diavolo -- "Devil Hunter" -- a name that reflected both his reputation and the terror he inspired along the Spanish and Italian coasts. In 1529, he was operating from Algiers, recently conquered by the Ottoman-backed Barbary corsairs, raidin...

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]]> Fri, 13 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/s/n/c/h/battle-of-formentera-wp/snch-battle-of-formentera-a-corsair-called-devil-hunter.mp3 0:06 2 full Battle of Formentera: The Trap That Reversed https://qualla.com/battle-of-formentera/ Photo credit Uploadalt, CC BY-SA 3.0. Desperate to avoid battle, Aydin dumped his non-combatants and cargo on Formentera and ordered his fleet to flee. The Spanish commander, Portuondo, gave chase with all the confidence of a man who held numerical parity in warships and superiority in galley type. But confidence und...

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]]> Fri, 13 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/s/n/c/h/battle-of-formentera-wp/snch-battle-of-formentera-the-trap-that-reversed.mp3 0:06 3 full Battle of Formentera: One Ship at a Time https://qualla.com/battle-of-formentera/ Photo credit Uploadalt, CC BY-SA 3.0. Aydin wheeled his three nearest ships around and fell on Portuondo's isolated flagship. The Spanish commander fought desperately, but outnumbered three to one and separated from his squadron, he was overwhelmed and killed in the defense. Aydin then turned on the rest of the scatt...

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]]> Fri, 13 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/s/n/c/h/battle-of-formentera-wp/snch-battle-of-formentera-one-ship-at-a-time.mp3 0:06 4 full Battle of Formentera: Slaves to Algiers https://qualla.com/battle-of-formentera/ Photo credit Uploadalt, CC BY-SA 3.0. The captured Spanish crews were taken as enslaved people to Algiers, joining the thousands already held in the corsair capital's dungeons and labor gangs. Portuondo's death created a vacancy at the head of the squadron of Granada, filled by Alvaro de Bazan the Elder, who would go...

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