Abdelkader Perez

Admiral Abdelkader Perez

Hadj Abdelkader Perez was a Moroccan admiral and ambassador to the United Kingdom in 1723 and 1737 . On August 29, 1724 he met the English King George I. The prefix " Hadj " shows that he took part in the Hajj , the pilgrimage to Mecca . In addition, the family name Perez indicates a possible descent from expelled moriscos from Spain.

Individual evidence

^ The London stage, 1660-1800: a calendar of plays, entertainments Southern Illinois University Press 1965, p. 757
^ The Historical Register: Containing an Impartial Relation of All Transactions, Foreign and Domestick. for the Year 1716-1738 . Sun Fire Office, 1724, p. 40 ( online in Google Book Search).

personal data
SURNAME	Perez, Abdelkader
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Perez, Hajj Abdelkader
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Moroccan admiral and ambassador to England
DATE OF BIRTH	17th century or 18th century
DATE OF DEATH	18th century or 19th century

[1] The London stage, 1660-1800: a calendar of plays, entertainments Southern Illinois University Press 1965, p. 757

[2] The Historical Register: Containing an Impartial Relation of All Transactions, Foreign and Domestick. for the Year 1716-1738 . Sun Fire Office, 1724, p. 40 ( online in Google Book Search).