In 1805 Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson destroyed the combined fleets of Spain and France near the Cape Trafalger on the coast of Southwest Spain.
Admiral Nelson was killed in the battle. His body was packed in a cask of brandy and returned to England for burial.
His ship, HMS Victory, is the oldest ship still in commission in the Royal Navy. She is on display in Portsmouth.
It was the Battle of Trafalgar and took place off Cape Trafalgar in southwest Spain. The British defeated the combined fleets of Spain and France.
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There have been several battles conducted on the southern coast of Spain. These include the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805, The Great Siege of Gibralter in 1779, and the Battle of Guadalete.
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Trafalgar
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The Mediterranean Sea is on the southeast coast of Spain. During the Age of Exploration, Spain's location on the Mediterranean coast gave them a strategic location for trading with much of Asia and Europe.
Oregon is closer to northern Spain than to southern Spain, because it is at a higher latitude and because southern Spain is farther from the Atlantic than is northern Spain (Portugal occupies the Atlantic coast on the southern Iberian peninsula).
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Mediterranean Sea
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Seville is located in the autonomous community Andalusia in southern Spain.
Northern coasts are typically cooler with more rugged landscapes and rocky shores, while southern coasts tend to have warmer temperatures, sandy beaches, and more vegetation. The marine life and ocean currents can also vary between the two regions.
On October 21, 1805 the British Fleet met and destroyed the combined French and Spanish Fleets off the Cape of Trafalgar on the Atlantic coast of southern Spain. Lord Vice Admiral Nelson was killed in the battle. His body was returned to England in a barrel of brandy. His flagship, HMS Victory, is on display in Portsmouth England. As a result of this battle Britain was to be the pre-eminent world Naval Power for the next 100 years.