What the records say
- When
- 3 Dec 1563
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 36.14° N, 5.35° W
- Description
- 1563 naval battle
- Naval
- yes
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Battle of Gibraltar (1563)
Naval battle between a Spanish and English fleets
The 1563 Battle of Gibraltar was a naval battle between an English fleet and the Spanish garrison of the Fortress of Gibraltar led by Álvaro de Bazán, Marquis of Santa Cruz.
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- Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Spanish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “El almirante español Álvaro de Bazán vence a una flota de corsarios ingleses en Gibraltar”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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