Battle of Ponta Delgada

When

5 Aug 1582

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

38.64° N, 27.65° W

Description

1582 battle during the War of the Portuguese Succession

Naval

yes

16th-century naval battle between Spain and France

The naval Battle of Vila Franca do Campo, also known as Battle of Ponta Delgada and Naval Battle of Terceira Island, took place on 26 July 1582, off the coast of the island of São Miguel in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores, during the War of the Portuguese Succession.

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• Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Battle of Ponta Delgada (War of the Portuguese Succession): Spanish admiral Santa Cruz decisively defeats a larger mercenary fleet from France, England”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “bataille des Açores”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “битва при Понта-Дельгада”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Spanish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “en aguas de la isla Terceira (Azores) se libra la Batalla de la Isla Terceira entre una escuadra española al mando de don Álvaro de Bazán”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Arabic), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “ساحل تيرسييرا (جزر الأزور) معركة بونتا ديلجادا بين الأسطول الأسباني بقيادة دون ألفارو دي بازان، والأسطول الفرنسي تحت قيادة الأدميرال فيليب ستروزي”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page