Spanish Armada

English: The Spanish Armada was a fleet sent by King Philip II of Spain in 1588 in a failed attempt to bring an end to his war with England by forcing the English government to a peace advantageous to Spain.

Español: La Grande y Felicísima Armada, también conocida como Armada Invencible, fue una importante flota enviada por el rey de España Felipe II en 1588 con el fallido intento de invadir Inglaterra, forzar al gobierno inglés a firmar una paz ventajosa para España y poder controlar así la política exterior inglesa (principalmente en lo referente a la piratería y la guerra de Flandes).

Contemporary paintings

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  An Armada galeass, depicted in the anonymous Greenwich Cartoon.
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  The Spanish Invincible Armada departing from Ferrol, Spain

Persons

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  The Armada portrait of Elizabeth I, attributed to George Gower
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  Lord High Admiral Charles Howard of Effingham by Daniël Mijtens (I)
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  Viceadmiral Francis Drake by Nicholas Hilliard
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  Viceadmiral and shipbuilder John Hawkins

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  King Philip II of Spain painted by Sofonisba Anguiscola
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  Admiral Alonso Pérez de Guzmán el Bueno, Duke of Medina Sidonia. Portrait by unknown author
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  Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma. Portrait by Vaenius.
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  Admiral Juan Martinez de Recalde.

Maps of the Battle

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  Routes of the Armada (EN)
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  Routes of the Armada (FR)
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  Routes of the Armada (GER)
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  Routes of the Armada (ZH)
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  Rout of Armada described in detail in Deutsch
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  Contemporary map of rout of Spanish Armada around the Great Britain and Ireland

History paintings

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  Day seven of the battle with the Armada, 7 August 1588, historical painting by Hendrick Cornelisz. Vroom (1563-1640)
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  The Spanish Armada off the English coast, historical painting by Cornelis Claesz. van Wieringen (1620-1625)
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  Defeat of the Spanish Armada, history painting by Philippe-Jacques de Loutherbourg (1796)
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  The Spanish Armada Leaving the port of Ferrol by Sir Oswald Walters Brierly (1817–1894)
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  The Armada in Sight depicting how Charles Howard met Francis Drake nearly before battle with Spain. By John Seymour Lucas (1880)
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  Destrucción de la Armada Invencible (1892), historical painting by José Gartner de la Peña (1866-1918)