fleet of Spanish ships, intended to attack England in 1596
Documented facts
- Date
- 24 October 1596 (Gregorian) — 1 November 1596 (Gregorian)
- Precision
- Day
- Referenced location
- Cape Finisterre
- Source coordinates
- 42.8825°, -9.2722°
- Part of
- Anglo-Spanish War
Referenced participants
Documented participation does not establish opposing sides. Alliances absent from the sources are not reconstructed.
People and command
- Philip II of Spain — documented command · Source ↗
- Martín de Padilla y Manrique, 1st Count of Santa Gadea — documented command · Source ↗
- Diego Brochero — documented command · Source ↗
- Sancho Martínez de Leyva — documented command · Source ↗
- Elizabeth I of England — documented command · Source ↗
- Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex — documented command · Source ↗
- Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham — documented command · Source ↗
- Walter Raleigh — documented command · Source ↗
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