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Firstly it was going to be lead by Álvaro de Bazán, the undefeated winner of Lepanto battle, but he died before the begining of the expedition. Instead of him, the King OS Spain sent Alonso Pérez de Guzman, a noble without any combat experience.

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Philip II of Spain ordered the armada to be built.

Spain's Lord High Admiral was the famous Santa Cruz. He was a respected and successful admiral. He died in 1586 (two years before the armada was launched). The admiral chosen by Philip to lead the Armada after Cruz's death was a very rich and successful general called the Duke of Medina Sidonia. Though a good general, Medina Sidonia had never been to sea before and when he did get on board his ship, he got seasick.

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to protect the mission

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