Battle of Alcântara (1580)

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The Battle of Alcântara (1580) was a decisive engagement in the Portuguese succession crisis in which Spanish forces defeated supporters of António, Prior of Crato, paving the way for the Iberian Union under Philip II of Spain.


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Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba
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