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The reason they went to war with Britain was because they believed this would make their god happy but really it was a suicide mission and the English although outnumbered claimed victory

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What was the purpose of the armada portrait?

The Armada Portrait of Elizabeth I of England is the name of any of three surviving versions of an allegorical panel painting depicting the Tudor queen surrounded by symbols of imperial majesty against a backdrop representing the defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588.


What are three reasons that the spanish power was declined in the 1600s?

Nick Shepherd caused all three of these.


Why did the Spanish armada fail to beat the English?

The Spanish Armada lost the Battle of Gravelines for a variety of reasons including bad luck. The reasons that they lost the battle were they had the wind against them, a brand new commander with no experience and also worse tactics than the English. Their commander, the 7th Duke of Medina Sidonia, had no qualifications to lead an armada. He alone could have lost this battle for the Spanish but they had even more things against them and these could be the worst of all. The thing that hurt the Spanish the most was their tactics and policy with their big guns or cannons. The Duke did not bring enough food with him for the journey. He also had poor maps. The Spanish only fired their cannons maybe two or three times a day and only when the the were right along side of an English ship; while the English shot theirs so much that they were constantly running out of ammunition. The Spanish didn't believe it necessary to teach their men how to load a cannon after it was fired. The wind played a powerful part in this battle. It wreaked havoc on the large Spanish ships, while hardly affecting the smaller, more mobile English ships. Eventually, many of the Spanish ships wound up on the coast of Scotland, and Ireland, where people came down to the shores to kill the soldiers and burn the ships. The Spanish had bad luck and poor weather. The Spanish were sighted off Lizard Point on the 29th of July really gave the English an advantage.


List and explain three reasons the US entered into the Spanish American War with Spain?

The US wanted to free Cuba.


When did the Spaniards get back to Spain in the Spanish armada?

Very few ships returned to Spain. Most of those that were not destroyed or captured in battle sailed on around Britain and many more were lost off the coast of Scotland in bad weather. The survivors (about 67 out of about 151) reached Spain during the last three months of 1588, four to six months after they had sailed.

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Assuming you mean the Spanish Armada - that particular armada, and there were three armadas, attacked in 1588. Elizabeth died in 1603.


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What was the purpose of the armada portrait?

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Why did the Spanish armada fail to beat the English?

The Spanish Armada lost the Battle of Gravelines for a variety of reasons including bad luck. The reasons that they lost the battle were they had the wind against them, a brand new commander with no experience and also worse tactics than the English. Their commander, the 7th Duke of Medina Sidonia, had no qualifications to lead an armada. He alone could have lost this battle for the Spanish but they had even more things against them and these could be the worst of all. The thing that hurt the Spanish the most was their tactics and policy with their big guns or cannons. The Duke did not bring enough food with him for the journey. He also had poor maps. The Spanish only fired their cannons maybe two or three times a day and only when the the were right along side of an English ship; while the English shot theirs so much that they were constantly running out of ammunition. The Spanish didn't believe it necessary to teach their men how to load a cannon after it was fired. The wind played a powerful part in this battle. It wreaked havoc on the large Spanish ships, while hardly affecting the smaller, more mobile English ships. Eventually, many of the Spanish ships wound up on the coast of Scotland, and Ireland, where people came down to the shores to kill the soldiers and burn the ships. The Spanish had bad luck and poor weather. The Spanish were sighted off Lizard Point on the 29th of July really gave the English an advantage.


3 reasons why the Spanish were able to conquer the Aztecs?

because the Spanish had three things that the Aztecs didn't have, the art of surprise, wealth and a really tuff army....


List and explain three reasons the US entered into the Spanish American War with Spain?

The US wanted to free Cuba.


What date did the spanish armada return?

The armada did not. Very few ships returned to Spain. Most of those that were not destroyed or captured in battle sailed on around Britain and many more were lost off the coast of Scotland in bad weather. The survivors (about 67 out of about 151) reached Spain during the last three months of 1588. The Spanish lost as many as 15,000 to 20,000 men (sailors and soldiers), the majority to disease.