philip of spain orginised and sent the spanish armada. by scott thompson
Spain sent a fleet of ships called the Armada to attack the English fleet.
Spain
The Spanish Armada
In English it is called the Spanish Armada, in Spanish it was La Grande y Felicísima Armada, or more commonly the Armada Invencible or Armada Española
In 1588
she sent in fire ships
1588.
The Spanish Armada. It was sent to attack and invade England due to their conflicts in the New World.
Led by Sir Francis Drake, the English Armada (also known as the Counter Armada)occurredin 1589 when Queen Elizabeth sent a fleet of warships to the Iberian Coast.
Philip ll of Spain
The Spanish Armada in 1588