Battle of Flores (1591)
E142791
The Battle of Flores (1591) was a naval engagement during the Anglo-Spanish War in which an English squadron under Sir Richard Grenville was overwhelmed by a larger Spanish fleet near the Azores while protecting a treasure convoy.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Flores | 2 |
| Battle of Flores (1591) canonical | 2 |
| Action of Flores (1591) | 1 |
| Azores campaign of 1591 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1221504 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Flores (1591) Context triple: [Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604), hasMajorEvent, Battle of Flores (1591)]
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Battle of Lagos (1693)
The Battle of Lagos (1693) was a major naval engagement in which a French fleet decisively defeated an Anglo-Dutch convoy off the Portuguese coast during the Nine Years' War.
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B.
Battle of Gravelines (1588)
The Battle of Gravelines (1588) was a decisive naval engagement in which the English fleet scattered and crippled the Spanish Armada, marking a turning point in Spain’s attempt to invade England.
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C.
Battle of San Juan (1595)
The Battle of San Juan (1595) was a failed English naval assault led by Sir Francis Drake against the Spanish-held port of San Juan in Puerto Rico during the Anglo-Spanish War.
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D.
Battle of Cape Spartivento
The Battle of Cape Spartivento was a World War II naval engagement in the Mediterranean Sea between British-led Allied forces and the Italian Regia Marina in November 1940.
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Battle of Nieuwpoort
The Battle of Nieuwpoort was a 1600 clash near the Flemish coast in which Dutch forces under Maurice of Nassau defeated the Spanish army, marking a notable tactical victory during the Eighty Years' War.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Flores (1591) Target entity description: The Battle of Flores (1591) was a naval engagement during the Anglo-Spanish War in which an English squadron under Sir Richard Grenville was overwhelmed by a larger Spanish fleet near the Azores while protecting a treasure convoy.
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A.
Battle of Lagos (1693)
The Battle of Lagos (1693) was a major naval engagement in which a French fleet decisively defeated an Anglo-Dutch convoy off the Portuguese coast during the Nine Years' War.
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B.
Battle of Gravelines (1588)
The Battle of Gravelines (1588) was a decisive naval engagement in which the English fleet scattered and crippled the Spanish Armada, marking a turning point in Spain’s attempt to invade England.
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C.
Battle of San Juan (1595)
The Battle of San Juan (1595) was a failed English naval assault led by Sir Francis Drake against the Spanish-held port of San Juan in Puerto Rico during the Anglo-Spanish War.
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D.
Battle of Cape Spartivento
The Battle of Cape Spartivento was a World War II naval engagement in the Mediterranean Sea between British-led Allied forces and the Italian Regia Marina in November 1940.
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E.
Battle of Nieuwpoort
The Battle of Nieuwpoort was a 1600 clash near the Flemish coast in which Dutch forces under Maurice of Nassau defeated the Spanish army, marking a notable tactical victory during the Eighty Years' War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military engagement
ⓘ
naval battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Flores (1591)
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surface form:
Action of Flores (1591)
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| belligerent |
Kingdom of England
ⓘ
Spanish Empire ⓘ |
| cause | English attempt to intercept Spanish treasure fleets ⓘ |
| commander |
Alonso de Bazán
ⓘ
Sir Richard Grenville ⓘ |
| conflict |
Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)
ⓘ
surface form:
Anglo-Spanish War
|
| countryAtTime | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| date | 1591 ⓘ |
| EnglishCasualties | heavy ⓘ |
| EnglishCommanderRole |
Sir Richard Grenville
ⓘ
surface form:
Sir Richard Grenville commanded the English squadron
|
| EnglishRole | escort of an English treasure convoy ⓘ |
| flagship | Revenge (English galleon) ⓘ |
| followedBy | continued Spanish efforts to protect treasure fleets ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Tudor England
ⓘ
surface form:
Elizabethan era
|
| location |
Azores
ⓘ
near Flores Island ⓘ |
| navalTactics | close-quarters gunnery and boarding actions ⓘ |
| notableEvent | prolonged last stand of the English galleon Revenge ⓘ |
| objective | protection of an English treasure convoy ⓘ |
| opponentCountryAtTime |
Spanish monarchy
ⓘ
surface form:
Monarchy of Spain
|
| outcome | capture and later loss of the English galleon Revenge ⓘ |
| partOf |
Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)
ⓘ
surface form:
Anglo-Spanish War
|
| precededBy | earlier actions of the Anglo-Spanish War ⓘ |
| region |
Northwest Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
surface form:
North Atlantic
|
| relatedWork |
contemporary English ballads about the Revenge
ⓘ
later literary accounts of Sir Richard Grenville’s last fight ⓘ |
| result | Spanish victory ⓘ |
| shipInvolved | Revenge (English galleon) ⓘ |
| SpanishCasualties | significant but lower than English ⓘ |
| SpanishCommanderRole |
Alonso de Bazán
ⓘ
surface form:
Alonso de Bazán commanded the Spanish fleet
|
| SpanishFleetStrength | significantly larger than English squadron ⓘ |
| SpanishObjective | destroy or capture English squadron ⓘ |
| strategicContext | war over control of Atlantic trade and colonies ⓘ |
| theatre | Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Battle of Flores (1591) Description of subject: The Battle of Flores (1591) was a naval engagement during the Anglo-Spanish War in which an English squadron under Sir Richard Grenville was overwhelmed by a larger Spanish fleet near the Azores while protecting a treasure convoy.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Action of Flores (1591)
this entity surface form:
Battle of Flores
this entity surface form:
Battle of Flores