زلزال وهران سنة 1205ه 1790م و مدى تأثيره في تحرير المدينة

Abstract EN

The city of Oran was hit by a devastating earthquake in 1790 AD, and then about a year after this earthquake, an agreement was concluded between the Dey of Algiers and the King of Spain for the withdrawal of the Spanish forces.

Then the Bey Muhammad bin Othman the Great entered the city (February 1792 AD) and was able to free the Algerian coast from the Spanish occupation.

The French writers overestimated the damages of this earthquake and made it the only and direct reason for the evacuation of the Spaniards, while trying to reduce the efforts made by the Algerian state represented by the Great Bey, who was supported by the clergy, students and many tribal elders.

on the other hand, we find that the Islamic narrative was very objective.

Despite her statement that the earthquake contributed to the liberation process, she did not deny or ignore the efforts of the Bey Muhammad bin Othman the Great despite the circumstances that hindered his activity and movements, which is confirmed by the correspondence in the Spanish archives between the ruler of Oran and the Spanish king prior to handing over the city.