Spanish Armada

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historical event military campaign naval fleet

The Spanish Armada was a large 16th-century fleet sent by King Philip II of Spain in 1588 to invade England, whose defeat marked a turning point in European naval power.

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All labels observed (11)

Label	Occurrences
Spanish Armada canonical	17
Spanish Armada (1588)	6
Spanish Armada campaign	3
Spanish Armada campaign of 1588	3
defeat of the Spanish Armada	2
1588 Spanish Armada campaign	1
Channel theatre of the Anglo-Spanish War	1
Defeat of the Spanish Armada	1
Spanish Armada campaign (1588)	1
Spanish Armada of 1588	1
Spanish armada	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historical event ⓘ military campaign ⓘ naval fleet ⓘ
casualties	heavy losses in ships and men ⓘ
causeOf	decline of Spanish naval supremacy ⓘ shift in European naval power toward England ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Spain ⓘ
date	August 1588 ⓘ May 1588 ⓘ
describedIn	early modern European history ⓘ
endTime	1588 ⓘ
fleetSize	about 130 ships ⓘ
followedBy	English Armada (1589) ⓘ
hasCause	English privateering against Spanish shipping ⓘ English support for the Dutch Revolt ⓘ religious conflict between Catholic Spain and Protestant England ⓘ
hasGoal	end of English support for Dutch rebels ⓘ invasion of England ⓘ overthrow of Elizabeth I of England ⓘ
hasPart	armed merchant ships ⓘ galleons ⓘ support vessels ⓘ
leader	Alonso Pérez de Guzmán, 7th Duke of Medina Sidonia ⓘ
location	Atlantic Ocean ⓘ English Channel ⓘ North Sea ⓘ coasts of England ⓘ coasts of Ireland ⓘ coasts of Scotland ⓘ
notableCommander	Alonso Pérez de Guzmán, 7th Duke of Medina Sidonia ⓘ Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham ⓘ Francis Drake ⓘ
opponent	Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham ⓘ Dutch Republic ⓘ Royal Navy ⓘ surface form: English Navy Francis Drake ⓘ Kingdom of England ⓘ
organizedBy	Philip II of Spain ⓘ
partOf	Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604) ⓘ
plannedBy	Philip II of Spain ⓘ
precededBy	Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604) ⓘ
result	defeat of the Spanish fleet ⓘ failure of Spanish invasion plan ⓘ strategic victory for England ⓘ
significance	symbol of the rise of English sea power ⓘ turning point in European naval warfare ⓘ
significantEvent	Battle of Gravelines ⓘ
startTime	1588 ⓘ
strength	about 130 ships ⓘ

Referenced by (37)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Spanish Empire → significantEvent → Spanish Armada ⓘ

Francis Drake → battle → Spanish Armada ⓘ

this entity surface form: Spanish Armada (1588)

Spanish Navy → participatedIn → Spanish Armada ⓘ

this entity surface form: Spanish Armada campaign (1588)

Tudor dynasty → significantEvent → Spanish Armada ⓘ

English Armada (1589) → followed → Spanish Armada ⓘ

this entity surface form: Spanish Armada (1588)

Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604) → hasParticipant → Spanish Armada ⓘ

Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604) → hasMajorEvent → Spanish Armada ⓘ

this entity surface form: Spanish Armada (1588)

Alonso Pérez de Guzmán, 7th Duke of Medina Sidonia → commanded → Spanish Armada ⓘ

Alonso Pérez de Guzmán, 7th Duke of Medina Sidonia → conflict → Spanish Armada ⓘ

this entity surface form: Spanish Armada campaign of 1588

Battle of Gravelines → partOf → Spanish Armada ⓘ

this entity surface form: Spanish Armada campaign

Battle of Gravelines → combatant → Spanish Armada ⓘ

Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham → notableBattle → Spanish Armada ⓘ

Elizabeth: The Golden Age → setInEvent → Spanish Armada ⓘ

Elizabeth: The Golden Age → portrays → Spanish Armada ⓘ

this entity surface form: Spanish Armada campaign of 1588

Plymouth Hoe → associatedWith → Spanish Armada ⓘ

Habsburg Spain → notableEvent → Spanish Armada ⓘ

this entity surface form: Spanish Armada (1588)

Martin Frobisher → participantIn → Spanish Armada ⓘ

this entity surface form: defeat of the Spanish Armada

Slag bij de Downs → involves → Spanish Armada ⓘ

this entity surface form: Spanish armada

Drake–Norris Expedition → follows → Spanish Armada ⓘ

Counter-Armada → follows → Spanish Armada ⓘ

this entity surface form: 1588 Spanish Armada campaign

Raid on Cadiz (1587) → preludeTo → Spanish Armada ⓘ

this entity surface form: Spanish Armada (1588)

Battle of Gravelines (1588) → partOf → Spanish Armada ⓘ

this entity surface form: Spanish Armada campaign

Battle of Gravelines (1588) → campaign → Spanish Armada ⓘ

Battle of Gravelines (1588) → theatre → Spanish Armada ⓘ

this entity surface form: Channel theatre of the Anglo-Spanish War

Capture of Cádiz (1596) → relatedEvent → Spanish Armada ⓘ

this entity surface form: Spanish Armada (1588)

House of Medina Sidonia → linkedEvent → Spanish Armada ⓘ

this entity surface form: Spanish Armada of 1588

Lord Henry Seymour → participatedIn → Spanish Armada ⓘ

this entity surface form: Defeat of the Spanish Armada

Lord Henry Seymour → opponent → Spanish Armada ⓘ

Lord Henry Seymour → conflict → Spanish Armada ⓘ

this entity surface form: Spanish Armada campaign of 1588

Battle off Gravelines → conflict → Spanish Armada ⓘ

this entity surface form: Spanish Armada campaign

Battle off Gravelines → belligerent → Spanish Armada ⓘ

Lord Thomas Howard → participatedIn → Spanish Armada ⓘ

this entity surface form: defeat of the Spanish Armada

Lord Thomas Howard → conflict → Spanish Armada ⓘ

Philip II of Portugal → notableEvent → Spanish Armada ⓘ

Elizabeth: The Golden Age (film score) → about → Spanish Armada ⓘ

History of England from the Fall of Wolsey to the Defeat of the Spanish Armada → focusEvent → Spanish Armada ⓘ