Protégé system explained

The protégé system in Morocco in the 19th century allowed people working for foreign consuls and vice-consuls certain privileges and legal protections not available to the rest of the population.^{[1] [2]} At first the status of protégé was available only to Moroccans—Muslims and Jews—but it was extended to Europeans by the 1860s. The protégé system was a parallel to the capitulatory system in the Ottoman Empire.^[3]

The Madrid Conference of 1880 was held at the behest of Sultan Hassan I in response to France and Spain's abuse of the protégé system.

See also

• Comprador
• Capitulation (treaty)
• Concession (contract)

References

1. Sweetening the Pot: A History of Tea and Sugar in Morocco, 1850-1960. Georgetown University. 2018. thesis. en. Graham Hough. Cornwell.
2. Web site: 2020-01-03. المحميون .. عندما طغى "وْلاد الفْشوش" على مغاربة القرن الـ19. 2021-11-19. Hespress - هسبريس جريدة إلكترونية مغربية. ar.
3. Book: Miller, Susan Gilson. A history of modern Morocco. 2013. Cambridge University Press. 978-1-139-62469-5. New York. 855022840.