Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)

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The Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604) was a protracted conflict between Protestant England and Catholic Spain marked by naval clashes, privateering, and colonial rivalry during the late 16th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf early modern conflict
war
conflictType colonial rivalry
naval war
privateering conflict
countryInvolved England
Spain
endedBy Treaty of London (1604)
endTime 1604
hasCause English privateering against Spanish shipping
English support for the Dutch Revolt
competition for control of Atlantic trade routes
conflict over colonies in the Americas
execution of Mary, Queen of Scots
political rivalry between Elizabeth I and Philip II
religious tensions between Protestant England and Catholic Spain
hasCommander Alonso Pérez de Guzmán, 7th Duke of Medina Sidonia
Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham
Francis Drake
John Hawkins
Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex
Alonso de Bazán
surface form: Álvaro de Bazán, 1st Marquis of Santa Cruz
hasMainBelligerent Kingdom of England
Kingdom of Spain
Spanish Empire
hasMajorEvent Battle of Flores (1591)
Battle of Gravelines (1588)
Battle of Kinsale (1601)
Battle of San Juan (1595)
Capture of Cádiz (1596)
Drake–Norris Expedition
English Armada (1589)
Essex-Raleigh Expedition to the Azores
Nine Years' War in Ireland
Raid on Cadiz (1587)
Spanish Armada
surface form: Spanish Armada (1588)
hasOutcome gradual decline of Spanish naval supremacy
no clear decisive military victor
rise of English seapower
strengthening of English maritime empire foundations
hasParticipant Dutch Republic
Elizabeth I of England
English privateers
Irish Catholic forces
James VI and I
Philip II of Spain
Spanish Armada
locatedInTime early 17th century
late 16th century
notableTactic commerce raiding
privateering against Spanish treasure fleets
use of fireships against the Spanish Armada
partOf Elizabethan era (second Elizabethan age)
surface form: Elizabethan era
peaceSettlementSignedBy James VI and I
surface form: James I of England

Philip III of Spain
relatedTo Eighty Years' War
Nine Years' War in Ireland
surface form: Nine Years' War (Ireland)
religiousContext Counter-Reformation
surface form: Catholic Counter-Reformation

Reformation
surface form: Protestant Reformation
resultedIn English cessation of official support for Dutch rebels
formal end of open naval hostilities in the Atlantic
restoration of peace between England and Spain
startTime 1585
theatre Atlantic Ocean
Caribbean Sea
English Channel
Iberian Peninsula coasts
Ireland
Low Countries

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Juan del Águila participatedIn Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)
Luis de Velasco y Aragón participantIn Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)
Anglo-Spanish conflicts in North America hasComponent Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)
Spanish Florida conflict Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)
this entity surface form: Anglo-Spanish War
John Norris conflict Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)
this entity surface form: Anglo-Spanish War
Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter participatedIn Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)
Elizabeth: The Golden Age (film score) about Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)
this entity surface form: Anglo-Spanish War
Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk participatedIn Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)
Lord Burghley associatedWithEvent Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)
Francis Vere conflict Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)
Christopher Newport participatedIn Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)
this entity surface form: Anglo-Spanish War
Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester militaryConflict Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)
Treaty of Nonsuch (contextual, involving English support to Dutch rebels) conflictContext Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)
subject surface form: Treaty of Nonsuch
Captain General of the Army of Flanders usedInWar Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)
English navy participatedIn Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)