Defeat of the Spanish Armada, 1588
The Spanish Armada sailed against England in 1588, with the intention of overthrowing Elizabeth I and putting an end to her involvement in the Spanish Netherlands and privateering in the Atlantic and Pacific. Of the fleet's initial 130 ships, about 50 never returned to Spain
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