The Armada Biography

The Spanish Armada or Great Armada (Old Spanish: Grande y Felicísima Armada, meaning "Great and Most Fortunate Navy", also known as the Armada Invencible ("Invincible Navy"),This term was of English origin. was the Spanish fleet that sailed against England under the command of the Duke of Medina Sidonia in 1588.The Armada was sent by King Philip II of Spain, who had been king consort of England until the death of his wife, the Catholic Tudor queen Mary I of England in 1558 and the ascension of her half-sister Elizabeth I. The aim was to suppress English support for the United Provinces — part of the Spanish Netherlands ? and to cut off attacks against Spanish possessions in the New World and the Atlantic treasure fleet. The expedition was supported by Pope Sixtus V, with the promise of a subsidy should it make land.The fleet was to be commanded by the highly experienced Álvaro de Bazán, but he died in February 1588, a few months before the sailing date, and Medina Sidonia was

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