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In the first engagement between large fleets of galleons operating at great distances from the mainland, the mercenary fleet under Filippo di Piero Strozzi was severely defeated by a squadron under Álvaro de Bazán. The Spanish victory resulted in the rapid Spanish conquest of the Azores, completing the incorporation of Portugal into the Spanish Empire.

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  • Battle of Ponta Delgada
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  • In the first engagement between large fleets of galleons operating at great distances from the mainland, the mercenary fleet under Filippo di Piero Strozzi was severely defeated by a squadron under Álvaro de Bazán. The Spanish victory resulted in the rapid Spanish conquest of the Azores, completing the incorporation of Portugal into the Spanish Empire.
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Strength
  • 28(xsd:integer)
  • 60(xsd:integer)
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Partof
  • the War of the Portuguese Succession and the Anglo–Spanish War (1585)
Date
  • 1582-07-26(xsd:date)
Commander
  • Piero Strozzi
  • Álvaro de Bazán
Caption
  • By Tony Bryant.
  • The Spanish galleon San Mateo at the Battle of the Azores.
Casualties
  • 2(xsd:integer)
  • 4(xsd:integer)
  • 7(xsd:integer)
  • 224(xsd:integer)
  • 550(xsd:integer)
  • 1500(xsd:integer)
Result
  • Decisive Spanish victory
combatant
  • Spain
  • Portuguese loyal to Prior of Crato
  • Portuguese loyal to Philip of Spain
Place
  • Off São Miguel Island, Azores Islands
Conflict
  • Battle of Ponta Delgada
abstract
  • In the first engagement between large fleets of galleons operating at great distances from the mainland, the mercenary fleet under Filippo di Piero Strozzi was severely defeated by a squadron under Álvaro de Bazán. The Spanish victory resulted in the rapid Spanish conquest of the Azores, completing the incorporation of Portugal into the Spanish Empire.
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