No. It was several hundred years earlier.
The Battle of Gravelines and the loss of the Spanish Armada.
England
The defeat of The Spanish Armada in the English Channel, when the King of Spain sent the Armada to capture Queen Victoria I, For the Pope, whom had excommunicated her.The defeat of The Spanish Armada in the English Channel, marked the end of the control of the seas.
Spanish Armada was a fleet of 130 ships under the command of Duke of Medina Sidonia which sailed in 1588 from A Coruna to escort a Spanish army from Flanders to invade England. The aims of armada included overthrowing Elizabeth I's reign in England, end of Tudor Protestant dynasty in England, end of English interference in Spanish Netherlands and safeguarding Spanish shipping interests against English and Dutch privateering.
'Spanish Flu' .
Armada is the Spanish word for a fleet of ships. The Spanish Armada was a fleet of 150 ships with 29,000 men. It was put together by the Spanish in 1588 to invade England. Its defeat was a major blow to Spain. The event can be seen as signaling the end of the dominance of Spain and the Spanish Empire and the rise of the importance of England and the British Empire.
World War 2 diseases I am not familiar with, but the Spanish flu was an epidemic around the world at the end of World War 1.
To maintain their New World Empire and to end Cuba's quest for Independence.
I think your referring to the Spanish Armada.
I think your referring to the Spanish Armada.
The Spanish Armada was planned for 1587, sailed on 28 May 1588, and fought in the English Channel from July 20 to August 8. Some survivors made it back to Spain by September 13, others as late as October after encountering storms off Ireland (and attacks by the Irish when they tried to seek provisions).
The Spanish Influenza of 1918-1920.