What the records say
- When
- 1 Jan 1586
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 18.47° N, 69.88° W
- Description
- 1586 early battle in the Anglo-Spanish War
Battle of Santo Domingo (1586)
Early battle in the Anglo-Spanish War
The Battle of Santo Domingo (1586) or the Capture of Santo Domingo was a military and naval action fought on 1 January 1586, of the recently declared Anglo-Spanish War that resulted in the assault and capture by English soldiers and sailors of the Spanish city of Santo Domingo governed by Cristóbal de Ovalle on the Spanish island of Hispaniola.
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