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1 day ago · The Spanish Armada set sail from Lisbon on May 28, 1588, after several delays due to bad weather and logistical problems. The plan was for the Armada to sail up the English Channel, link up with a Spanish army led by the Duke of Parma in the Netherlands, and then cross over to England for the invasion. However, the Armada encountered problems ...
4 days ago · The Spanish Armada (often known as Invincible Armada, or the Enterprise of England, Spanish: Grande y Felicísima Armada, lit. 'Great and Most Fortunate Navy') was a Spanish fleet that sailed from Lisbon in late May 1588, commanded by Alonso de Guzmán, Duke of Medina Sidonia , an aristocrat without previous naval experience appointed by Philip ...
3 days ago · On Friday morning despatches arrived from the Spanish Ambassador in Paris, under date of the 11th, confirming the news and adding that the Duke of Parma had effected a junction with the Armada, had seized the port of Foreland (? Forman), landed eight thousand infantry and thirty pieces of artillery.
4 days ago · In fact, the Spanish fleet was dispersed due to unfavorable weather conditions and could only partially go into combat. Its original goal was to arrive in Flanders to meet the fleet of the Duke of Parma, and only then to jointly attack England. In addition, the Spanish fleet reached Flanders suffering little damage.
4 days ago · How England Defeated The Mighty Spanish Armada Amidst the vast expanse of the ocean, a fleet of nearly 150 ships emerges, their sails fanning proudly with the emblem of the golden lion of Spain.
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3 days ago · The steward, Pedroso, and Paymaster Juan de Huerta, were also sent to Calais with 6,000 ducats in gold to buy victuals and medicines for the Armada. The duke also despatched his Secretary, Geronimo de Arceo, to Dunkirk, to urge the duke of Parma to send with all speed the 30 or 40 flyboats which had been requested by the pilot Ocboa.
2 days ago · He is determined to this policy by the resolve not to run any risks, and also by the promises of England to send troops into France to divert the Duke of Parma. The Queen of England is very suspicious lest the King should come to terms with Spain, which would greatly disturb her.
