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Spanish Armada

Questions about the failed invasion of England by Spain in 1588, with the intention to overthrow Queen Elizabeth I and re-instate Roman Catholicism in England.

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Spanish newspaper headlines when the Spanish armada?

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"La Armada Invencible derrotada por los ingleses: tragedia en el mar"

What happened to the Girona spanish armada?

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The Girona, a ship part of the Spanish Armada, sank off the coast of Ireland in 1588. It was one of many ships that met this fate during a storm. The wreckage of the Girona was discovered in 1967 and is now considered an important archaeological site.

What provoked the conflict between the Spanish Armada and English navy?

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The conflict between the Spanish Armada and the English navy was primarily provoked by religious and political tensions between Spain, a Catholic nation, and England, a Protestant nation. Queen Elizabeth I of England had been supporting Protestant Dutch rebels against Spanish rule in the Netherlands, and Spain, under King Philip II, sought to weaken England by launching the Armada. The conflict also had economic motivations, as both nations were competing for dominance in trade and colonization.

What do armada mean?

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The term "armada" typically refers to a large fleet of warships. It is often used to describe a powerful navy or a group of ships organized for military purposes. The most famous example is the Spanish Armada, which was a fleet of ships sent by Spain in an unsuccessful attempt to invade England in 1588.

How Did Elizabeth Motivate the troops during the Spanish armada?

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Elizabeth I motivated the troops during the Spanish Armada by giving an inspiring speech at Tilbury where she declared that she had "the heart and stomach of a king" and would lead her soldiers in battle. She emphasized the importance of their duty in defending their country against a Catholic invasion and promised to reward their loyalty and bravery. Her speech instilled a sense of patriotism and determination among the troops, boosting their morale and determination to fight.

What was one of the spanish armada ships that crashed in Ireland called?

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One of the Spanish Armada ships that crashed in Ireland was called the Santa María de Vison.

Why did the ships in the Spanish armada sailed in a half moon shape?

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The ships in the Spanish Armada sailed in a half moon shape in order to form a defensive formation. This allowed them to protect the more vulnerable ships in the center of the formation and prevent the enemy from breaking through the lines. It also enabled the Spanish to use their superior firepower from the broadsides of their ships.

Who was armada?

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In 1584 Sir Walter Ralegh and his investors sent two barks under the command of Philip Amadas and Arthur Barlowe - members of Ralegh's household - to discover a suitable place for establishing a military bastion in the New World.

What were the results of defeat of the spanish armada?

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Some of the results of the Spanish Armada were the Spanish economy was in trouble. The gold and the silver that Spain received from the Americas caused high inflation.


It signaled the decline of great European power. It also caused Spain's economy to crash. This defeat proved that England had the power to defend itself. And in the end, England remained an independent and Protestant nation.

What happened in Spain between 1550 and 1650?

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During the Pre- Modern Era (1450-1700), Spain, along with Portugal, started to explore the world. In 1492, Christopher Columbus was supported by Isabella of Castile to explore the west side in order to search for the spice world of India and Asia even though many Europeans traveled along eastward. After, the Spanish and Portuguese found the New World. The Spanish conquistadors were able to conquer with their explorers like Francisco Pizarro and Hernan Cortes to conquest Latin and South America such as the Aztecs and the Incas. They obtained lots of gold and silver which caused inflation in their homelands. The Spanish set up sugar and other cash crop plantations and started the transatlantic slave trade. They impacted other European nations like England and France to colonize for profits as well.

Spain had absolute monarchy but was controlled by the Holy Roman Empire (Charles V) around mid-1500s. Their government was strongly tied to the church unlike most of the Protestant nations. Many talented Muslims and Jews left the country. Spain became fragile as time passed since other stronger nations began to colonize their land.

Why did elizabeth 1 allow her ships to attack spanish treasure ships?

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She did more than allow she ordered. She was at war with the Spanish and what better way to cripple them than to sink ships and take the gold. Her treasury got bigger from their gold and she didn't waste man power attacking them.

What are the historical accuracies in elizabeth the golden age?

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The war as depicted in the movie, Elzabeth the Golden Age was not entirely accurate. Elizabeth did not ride into battle with her troops. She addressed them eloquently before battle with the Spanish, but would never have been placed directly on the battle lines. Also, in the movie Sir Walter Raleigh lead England into battle with the Spanish Armada. In reality, Raleigh had no role in this famous event.

Why did the Spanish Armada occur?

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To find as many soldiers and fight England but England's focus was on the skills of the soldiers not as many as they could find and that's how we defeated them.

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Execution of Elizabeth

Execution of all protestants

Replace the English language with Spanish

Did the defeat of the Spanish armada affect English colonization?

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The Spanish Armada was a failure and as such did not cause any real change in England. Not one ship landed on the shores of Britain. For the Spanish it left them with a depleted navy. Some ships were wrecked along the coast of Ireland whilst the fleet tried to round the British Isles on the way back to Spain. Some of these Spaniards settled in Ireland and their decedents are known as the black Irish.

In what year did Elizabeth defeat the Spanish Armada?

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In 1588 he took out the entire spanish armada.

Intreasting fact: he took out the entire armada with 1 ship. How? He set it on fire with no one on board and drove it right into the ships setting fire to one spreading to another and so on.

When did the spanish armada get defeated?

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The Armada suffered from poor planning, poor timing, and inadequate leadership. The smaller British fleet was able to scatter the armada and prevent its planned invasion. The disaster was completed by storms that wrecked many more ships.

The Spanish Armada was a fleet assembled and dispatched by King Philip II of Spain in attempt to invade England in 1588. His attempt was unsuccessful. Queen Elizabeth I of England held the defeat of the armada as one of her greatest achievements, assisting the decline of the Spanish Empire. The armada had a mission of both political and religious aims. King Philip, the leader of the Roman Catholic Spain, was not able to stop a revolt by his Protestant subjects in the Netherlands, a revolt which began in 1566 and was aided by Protestant England. By 1586, Phillip had decided that he could not defeat the Dutch until he had defeated England first. Long time religious rivalry between Spain and England was hoped to be resolved by King Philip in the dethroning of Queen Elizabeth, reconverting England to Catholicism.

The plan for conquering had begun. This plan consisted of the coordination of a fleet to sail from Spain and an army from the Netherlands to create a simultaneous invasion of England. His force of 130 ships and more than 30,000 men was led by Alonso Peréz Guzmán, duke of Medina-Sidonia. England became aware of the Spanish plans, attacking the armada at Cádiz, Spain in 1587, and succeeding in delaying it for a year. By July of 1588, the armada was spotted off the coast of England. On July 28, a bold night attack by forces under Sir Francis Drake disorganized the anchored armada, and several warships were sunk in a subsequent battle off Gravelines. The destruction of the fleet was continued by the North Sea weather, which wrecked ships on the coast of Scotland, and many more in gales off western Ireland. Some of the surviving crews died of hunger or disease en route back to Spain. In all, more than 60 of the original 130 ships were lost.

Where did the sea dog Francis Drake sailed along the coast of?

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He sailed the Pacific Ocean.

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Born: 1540

Died: 1596

He was an Englishman Explorer, and was the first Englishman to sail the world.

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Who painted the armada portrait of Elizabeth 1?

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The artist Nicholas Hilliard painted many miniature portraits of Queen Elizabeth I. Many of the portraits of her are by unknown artists. See the link.

Did King Phillip II of Spain have any siblings?

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Yes, Leonarda had 2 brothers and four sisters.

How did Queen Elizabeth I you deal with political problems?

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She believed in independence for herself and her country.

Elizabeth the First was a devout Protestant, who sought to establish a firm base for the (then) new Church Of England. She discouraged Catholicism, and ordered many Catholic agitators to be executed, though stopped short of torturing and executing ordinary Catholic believers who kept their faith to themselves and made no trouble for the State.

In political terms, she was in favour of protecting England's economic and diplomatic interests at all costs, as well as maintaining Britain as the dominant European naval power and keeping Spanish military capability subdued. She saw Britain as a great force for enlightenment and civilization in the world, that could bring prosperity, happiness and progress to all peoples who accepted English supremacy and who agreed with its values. Sadly, this ideal was only sometimes borne out in practice.

How many troops were included in the Spanish Armada?

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At the Battle of Gravelines the English lost 50 to 100 dead and 400 wounded. Further to this over 8000 subsequently died from disease. The Spanish losses at the battle were over 600 dead, 800 wounded, 400 captured (5 ships were sunk) From storms and disease 51 ships were wrecked, 10 were scuttled and over 20,000 died

Over 3000

How did the British respond to the Spanish in the Spanish armada?

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The superior English cannon allowed them to pick of the stragglers without having to come to close quarters where the Spanish fleet had the advantage. Deploying the fire ships broke up the Spanish formations, making them more vulnerable to the storm that destroyed them.

How did the spanish armada protect itself?

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The Spanish Armada used huge, extremely powerful Galleon ships that they built with their gold from their South American Colonies. In contrast, the British fleet was comprised of small Frigates that moved faster but could not take as much damage.

What advantage did the British have during the battle of the Spanish armada?

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They had smaller, faster ships that were a big advantage rather than Spain's ships.

Was the weather to blame for Englands win in the Spanish Armada?

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The Spanish believed that their god was against them and dawned this weather apon the day of the battle and the spanish protest that's why they were defeated.