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The Conquest of the Azores or the Spanish conquest of the Azores (principally Terceira Island), took place on 2 August 1583, at Terceira Island, in the Azores Islands, Portugal, between the Portuguese forces loyal to the claimant Dom António, Prior of Crato, supported by the French and English, and the Spanish and Portuguese forces loyal to King Philip II of Spain, commanded by the Admiral Don Álvaro de Bazán, Marquis of Santa Cruz, during the War of the Portuguese Succession. The victory of the Marquis of Santa Cruz resulted in the rapid Spanish conquest of the Azores Islands, completing the incorporation of the Kingdom of Portugal and its colonial possessions into the Spanish Empire.

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  • Conquest of the Azores
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  • The Conquest of the Azores or the Spanish conquest of the Azores (principally Terceira Island), took place on 2 August 1583, at Terceira Island, in the Azores Islands, Portugal, between the Portuguese forces loyal to the claimant Dom António, Prior of Crato, supported by the French and English, and the Spanish and Portuguese forces loyal to King Philip II of Spain, commanded by the Admiral Don Álvaro de Bazán, Marquis of Santa Cruz, during the War of the Portuguese Succession. The victory of the Marquis of Santa Cruz resulted in the rapid Spanish conquest of the Azores Islands, completing the incorporation of the Kingdom of Portugal and its colonial possessions into the Spanish Empire.
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Strength
  • 30(xsd:integer)
  • 96(xsd:integer)
  • 9200(xsd:integer)
  • 11700(xsd:integer)
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Partof
  • the War of the Portuguese Succession
Date
  • 1583-08-02(xsd:date)
Commander
  • Álvaro de Bazán
  • Prior of Crato
Caption
  • Map of the Terceira Island. By Jan Huygen van Linschoten.
Casualties
  • 400(xsd:integer)
  • 9000(xsd:integer)
Result
  • Decisive Spanish victory
combatant
  • Portuguese loyal to Prior of Crato
  • Portuguese loyal to Philip of Spain
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Conflict
  • Conquest of the Azores
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  • The Conquest of the Azores or the Spanish conquest of the Azores (principally Terceira Island), took place on 2 August 1583, at Terceira Island, in the Azores Islands, Portugal, between the Portuguese forces loyal to the claimant Dom António, Prior of Crato, supported by the French and English, and the Spanish and Portuguese forces loyal to King Philip II of Spain, commanded by the Admiral Don Álvaro de Bazán, Marquis of Santa Cruz, during the War of the Portuguese Succession. The victory of the Marquis of Santa Cruz resulted in the rapid Spanish conquest of the Azores Islands, completing the incorporation of the Kingdom of Portugal and its colonial possessions into the Spanish Empire. After only one day's fighting Terceira fell and the Spain's Tercios won an easy victory thanks to the strategy and the good command of Don Álvaro de Bazán. A fey days later, the Spanish-Portuguese force landed in Faial, where they defeated and captured a garrison of five French and one English companies, 700 men all told. At the end of the campaign, about 9,000 Portuguese, French, Italian and English were captured by the Spanish army. The French, English and Italian soldiers on the islands were allowed to retire unharmed, but 16 supporters of Dom António who had tried to flee on the night of the attack, were executed. Dom António and a handful of his supporters were lucky to escape with their lives.
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