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Who was the leader of the spanish armada before Duke of Medina Sidonia?
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What was the role of the Spanish soldiers?
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.
Did the Spanish have colonies in the Americas before the defeat of the Spanish armada?
yes
What role did luck play in the spanish armada?
The weather was a part of luck. It destroyed a lot of the spanish ships around the Scottish border that they were forced to go around because of the strong winds, and because they had cut their anchors in panic from the fire boats English sent at them.
What was the impact of the spanish armada on European colonization?
There was no impact. It was BEFORE the English began to have colonies in the 1600's.
Why was there a delay before the Spanish armada?
The main reason was bad weather between Spain and England. Another key point was a year before the Armada left Sir Francis Drake Sailed to Spain and sabotaged the armada
Who was the leader of the fleet?
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.
What was the role of the Spanish soldiers?
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.
Who was Medina Sidonia and why was he such a poor choice for his job?
Alonso Perez de Guzman, Duke of Medina Sidonia, was the Commander of the Spanish Armada fleet that tried to invade England in 1588. He has often been called a 'poor choice' because he had no naval experience whatsoever. But objectively speaking, he wasn't such a bad choice, really. He was an experienced soldier and General, and the aim of the Armada after all was invasion of Britain - and in that operation on dry land a good General was of more use than an experienced Admiral. In the whole operation, he was much more victim than sinner.Apart from that, before he started out he was shrewd enough to see the several weaknesses in the whole set-up of the plan of operations and he duly reported on them to the King. But the King's courtiers intercepted the letter and it never reached him.Thirdly, he had been given a second in command who was an experienced sea officer, and the King had expressly ordered Medina-Sidonia to follow his advice in all matters as long as there was sea-fighting or manoeuvering te be done. Unfortunately for Medina-Sidonia, this second in command (Diego Flores de Valdes) turned out to be extremely cautious. For instance, when reaching England there was a perfect chance to destroy most of the British fleet in Plymouth harbour, but King Philip had explicitly forbidden to attack there, the 'real' admiral therefore decided against it, and even better men than Medina-Sidonia would not have dared to overrule the decision of both the King and the acting admiral.In everything that happened next, Medina-Sidinia cannot fairly be blamed. The sea battles were not conducted by him; the fact that Parma's invasion army was not at its agreed rendez-vous harbor cannot be blamed on him, nor the fact that strong winds and later, storms simply blew the Armada past the points where it could have invaded.So the idea that the Armada failed because of the poor choice and subsequent performance of Medina-Sidonia is even today a popular one. But it is not a fair judgement.
Did the Spanish have colonies in the Americas before the defeat of the Spanish armada?
yes
When was the spanish armada most popular?
Before it left Spain in 1588 and was defeated by the English
Did Elizabeths people spot the Spanish Armada while they were in Calais?
Yes. They had spotted them before that and had chased them up the English Channel until the Armada had stopped in Calais. Whilst the Spanish were in Calais, the English sent burning ships into the Armada and the Spanish panicked. Only two-thirds of the Armada made it back to Spain alive after being chased around Britain by the English.
What role did luck play in the spanish armada?
The weather was a part of luck. It destroyed a lot of the spanish ships around the Scottish border that they were forced to go around because of the strong winds, and because they had cut their anchors in panic from the fire boats English sent at them.
What day was the spanish armada?
It set sail from Spain on the 25th April 1588, many months passed before a defeated Armada fountd its way bach to Spain
What was the impact of the spanish armada on European colonization?
There was no impact. It was BEFORE the English began to have colonies in the 1600's.
Why was there a delay before the Spanish armada?
The main reason was bad weather between Spain and England. Another key point was a year before the Armada left Sir Francis Drake Sailed to Spain and sabotaged the armada
Why did sir francis drake have sir in it?
Because he defeated the Spanish Armarda and got knighted.Drake was knighted in 1581, after his circumnavigation of the world, this was seven years before the Spanish Armada.
What is the spanish armanda?
The Spanish Armada was a large fleet of ships sent from Spain to battle the British fleet. It was destroyed in violent storms before the battle off the coast of the Hebrides.
