Mediterranean The sack of Cullera, in Spain on the Mediterranean Sea, occurred on 20 May 1550, according to an entry made by a 16th century writer, Pere Joan Porcar;[2] another account gives the date as 15 May 1550[3] In May 1550, the Ottoman general Dragut landed in Cullera, Valencia and sacked the city taking away many inhabitants in slavery.

[1][7] He kept the captives in a cave before taking them to a slave market in Algiers.

[8] This same cave now has a statue of Dragut and a museum commemorating his attack.

[citation needed] After his assault on Cullera he made his way to Majorca where he sacked Pollença, killing or capturing 130 people in the process.

[1] He then attacked Barenys in Sardinia where he destroyed the castle, set fire to the crops and took many captives.