Battle of San Juan de Ulúa

When

3 Oct 1568

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

19.21° N, 96.13° W

Description

1568 naval battle

Naval

yes

Battle of the Anglo-Spanish War

The Battle of San Juan de Ulúa was fought between English privateers and Spanish forces at San Juan de Ulúa. The English flotilla of six armed merchant ships under John Hawkins had been trading along the Spanish Main with the cooperation of local Spanish officials. However, the central Spanish authorities considered this to be illegal smuggling that violated the Treaty of Tordesillas.

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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 San Juan de Ulúa (Anglo-Spanish War): In the Gulf of Mexico, a Spanish fleet forces English privateers under John Hawkins to end their campaign”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “victoire espagnole sur des corsaires anglais à la bataille San Juan de Ulúa (Veracruz, Mexique)”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Spanish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “frente a las costas de Veracruz se libra la batalla de San Juan de Ulúa cuando una flota de escolta de la Armada Española al mando de Francisco Luján”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page