Ali Bey el Abbassi, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ali Bey el Abbassi

Spanish explorer who witnessed the Saudi conquest of Mecca in 1807

Date of Birth: 01-Apr-1767

Place of Birth: Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Date of Death: 30-Aug-1818

Profession: writer, military personnel, politician, arabist, spy, explorer

Nationality: Spain

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Domènec Francesc Jordi Badia i Leblich (Catalan pronunciation: [du.'m?.n?k f??n.'s?sk '??r.di ba'ði.a i ??.'ß?ik]; Spanish: Domingo Francisco Jorge Badía y Leblich; 1767–1818), better known by his pseudonym and nom de plume Ali Bey el Abbassi (Arabic: ??? ??? ????????, Ali Bay al-Abasi), was a Spanish explorer, soldier, and spy in the early 19th century.
He supported the French occupation of Spain and worked for the Bonapartist administration, but he is principally known for his travels in North Africa and the Middle East.
He witnessed the Saudi conquest of Mecca in 1807.