In 1513, the Moroccan coastal city of Azzemour was captured by a large Portuguese fleet under the command of the Duke of Braganza.

Still that same year, several settlements around the banks of Oum Er-Rbia River such as Bencafiz and Tafuf were devastated by the Portuguese, who captured many POWs and ample warspoils, such as cattle of various kinds.

[1] After the battle, the inhabitants of Tadnest abandoned the city and fled to the mountains, marching from there to Marrakesh, leaving vast spoil behind which was captured by Ataíde and Ben Tafuft.

The Portuguese governor of Azamor Dom João de Meneses then arrived with 720 horses and 1000 feet to support Ataíde.

[6] Tednest was the most important of all the minor Moroccan towns, and although the settlement was rebuilt in 1516, it completely dropped out of historical records for the following centuries after the Portuguese attack.