What the records say
- When
- 3 Feb 1583
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 23.97° S, 46.39° W
- Description
- 1583 naval battle
- Naval
- yes
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Battle of São Vicente
Part of the Anglo–Spanish War (1583)
The Battle of São Vicente was a minor naval engagement that took place off São Vicente, Portuguese Brazil on 3 February 1583 between three English ships, and three Spanish galleons. The English under Edward Fenton on an expedition having failed to enter the Pacific, then attempted to trade off Portuguese Brazil but were intercepted by a detached Spanish squadron under Commodore Andrés de Equino.
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