What the records say
- When
- 3 Jun 1602
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 38.40° N, 9.10° W
- Description
- 16th century naval battle between Spain (Portugal) and England
- Naval
- yes
2 sources record it
- Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Anglo-Spanish War (1585) – Battle of Sesimbra Bay off of the coast of Portugal”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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