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The Genoese in Galata: 1453–1682

1979; Cambridge University Press; Volume: 10; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1017/s0020743800053332

1471-6380

Louis Mitler,

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On the morning of Tuesday, 29 May 1453, the warriors of Mehmet II poured through the shattered walls of Constantinople. Later in the day their commanding general, Zaǵanos Pasha, accepted the keys of Galata, the walled town standingon a promontory on the shore opposite the Golden Horn, signaling the end of Genoese domination.