Spanish armada

THE BATTLES OF LA NAVAL DE MANILA Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Saves the Philippines from the Invading Dutch Fleet Inside the Dominican church of Santo Domingo in Quezon City sits in celestial splendor and glory one of the most venerated and beloved image of the Most Holy Virgin in the Philippines. Among […]

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On the afternoon of September 20, 1588, the San Marcos – one of the jewels in the crown of the Spanish Armada – sank after hitting rocks close to Mutton Island, off the coast of Ireland. Four men out of 490 made it to shore.

Defeat of the Spanish Armada (Original) (Signed) art by Peter Jackson at The Illustration Art Gallery

A massive Spanish fleet, known as the "Invincible Armada," set sail from Lisbon on May 19, 1588 on a mission to secure control of the English Channel and transport a Spanish invasion army to Britain from the Netherlands. The Invincible Armada consisted of 130 ships and carried 2,500 guns and 30,000 men, two-thirds of them soldiers.

This painting was made by the English School for educational purposes. It is called Defeat of the Spanish Armada and quite literally shows what the title means. We see ships breaking apart after the Spanish failed to invade England. There are survivors floating on broken parts of the ship.

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The Spanish Armada was a large naval fleet sent by Spain in 1588 to invade England. Outmaneuvered and outgunned, the Spanish Armada was defeated.

This day in history in 1588 , Spain’s “Invincible Armada” was defeated. The English navy with its smaller and quicker ships was able to inflict serious damage on the Spanish fleet. The English under their commanders Howard and Drake engaged in an eight-hour battle with the Spanish. They attacked the Spanish…