Moulay Hassan was restored to the throne as a vassal and tributary of Spain. Charles V. kept to himself several maritime places, notably La Goulette he endowed a fortress, much of which already carved stones were recovered from Roman aqueducts, which they blew.
The Emperor went to freedom ten thousand Christian slaves (some historians say twenty thousand, Twenty five thousand) and he returned triumphantly to Naples a sip army loot and wealth.
August 6, 1545, Moulay Hassan and Charles had signed a covenant in which it was stipulated:
- The release without ransom, all the Christian slaves and guarantee their freedom of movement.
- The option for Europeans to carry on the business, moving to Tunis, to have their freedom of worship and build churches and to ring their bells. Only a judge appointed by the emperor could know the cause, try and punish offenders
Topics - The King of Tunis had refused to host the Moriscos of Granada, Valencia, Aragon and other places belonging to the emperor, and he had to evict them.
- A commitment not to promote the race, either by providing food and ammunition to the pirates, either collecting in the ports of the kingdom.
- The Refresher His Majesty the city of Africa (Mahdia)
- Reimbursement of shipping and paying an annual tribute of 12,000 gold crowns to support the maintenance of the garrison of the port and, if not call this short, the Captain General could withdraw the pensions of the kingdom.
- The perpetual grant to Spain of coral fishing in the waters of Tunis;
- In recognition of his vassalage to still the king of Tunis and its successors should also submit annually, a tax consisting 6 horses and 12 falcons, under penalty of 50,000 ducats the first time they would not do it, 100,000 the second and third time they would be deprived of the kingdom. Also
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- The King of Tunis handed to the emperor and his successors the kingdoms English rights he had on the cities of Bone, Bizerte, and other maritime fortresses that Barbarossa had usurped in order to expel all privateers who were there.
- The King of Tunis yielded to the emperor and the kings of Castile La Goulette and lands a mile around, provided that the Spaniards of chairs do not prevent the people of Carthage to take water wells located near the Water Tower.
- The King of Tunis had to leave the Christians of La Goulette, appointed by the captain of the fort, to trade freely throughout the kingdom. The king would receive taxes on the purchase and sale of goods (alcabala), but if there was crime, only the captain of the fort had authority over them and could punish them.
- The King of Tunis and his vassals would make no covenant and would not sign any agreement with a Christian or Moorish prince who could harm the Emperor or his successors kings of Spain and vice versa. The Emperor and the King of Tunis commitment on their behalf and that of their successors to maintain links friendship and good neighborliness, mutual respect in the freedom of trade in each other at sea and on land. For his part
Moulay Hassan asked
- 4,000 muskets with powder;
- Some artillery pieces, those that have been taken in the fortress of La Goulette, with ammunition;
- Some galleys, which He has a great need, and it will arm.
As his Majesty will promise:
- That the new fortifications of La Goulette would not provide any impediment to trade, and that soldiers stationed in the fortress will not try to penetrate in the country. Whenever they want to come to Tunis, they must be provided with safe conduct of the king.
- For personal safety of Moulay Hassan will also be allowed to hold Rabatins temporarily stationed in the Kasbah.
Spain in exchange for these commitments, promised her protection against all comers.
After the capture of Tunis with Charles V and the restoration of the monarchy Hafsid, Moulay Hassan controlled only Tunis. And yet, unable to avoid the sack of the city by imperial troops, and has appealed to Christians to recover the throne he was hated by his subjects. The hinterland and all of southern Tunisia, which Kairouan, a bastion of Islam, escaped him.
This treaty, the Emperor left Tunis after being left in the Casbah a garrison of 200 men who were to remain at the disposal of Moulay Hassan, until the complete pacification of the country. He then went to La Goulette, Rades through, where he stopped to wait for all his cavalry and equipment of the army were re-embarked on board the fleet. This done, he went to his former camp at Carthage, where he remained until his departure.
Before putting to sea, the emperor ordered him immediately proceeded to construct a strong citadel in La Goulette. For this purpose, materials of all kinds were ordered in Sicily and, in defense of the square, it left a corps of 1000 men under the command of Don Bernardino de Mendoza. Regardless of this body, a naval unit of 12 galleys under the command of Anthony Doria, also had to park there.
The emperor, having embarked, commanded the English fleet to return to its home port, and he went himself, with the rest of its fleet, about Mahdia (Africa), he wanted to s 'seize, but the bad weather which forced to adjourn this expedition he returned, in turn, Sicily and landed at Trapani. He took advantage of his stay in this port to run on Mahdia 5.000 troops landing, but, again, the winds and the poor condition of the sea came to foil the plans of Charles V.
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