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span·ish arma·da

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  1. Spanish Armada, Invincible Armadanoun

    the great fleet sent from Spain against England by Philip II in 1588

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  1. Spanish Armadanoun

    the fleet of war ships sent by Philip II of Spain against England in 1588

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  1. spanish armada

    The Spanish Armada was a large fleet of warships dispatched by King Philip II of Spain in 1588 with the aim to invade England, overthrow Queen Elizabeth I, and establish a Catholic regime. The monumental naval campaign is famous for its subsequent defeat by the English navy and adverse weather conditions, marking a significant turning point in the Anglo-Spanish War.

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  1. Spanish Armada

    The Spanish Armada was the Spanish fleet that sailed against England under the command of the Duke of Medina Sidonia in 1588, with the intention of overthrowing Elizabeth I of England and putting an end to her involvement in the Spanish Netherlands and in privateering in the Atlantic and Pacific. The Armada reached and anchored outside Gravelines, but, while awaiting communications from Parma's army, it was driven out by an English fire ship attack. In the ensuing battle, the Spanish fleet was forced to abandon its rendezvous. The Armada managed to regroup and withdraw north, with the English fleet harrying it for some distance up the east coast of England. The commander decided that the fleet should return to Spain; it sailed around Scotland and Ireland, but severe storms disrupted it. More than 24 vessels were wrecked on the western coasts of Ireland. Of the fleet's initial 130 ships, about fifty never returned to Spain. The expedition was the largest engagement of the undeclared Anglo–Spanish War. The following year England organised a similar large-scale campaign against Spain, the Drake-Norris Expedition, also known as the Counter Armada of 1589, which was unsuccessful.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of spanish armada in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of spanish armada in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7


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