Battle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife (1657)
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The Battle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife (1657) was a major naval engagement in which an English fleet under Admiral Robert Blake attacked a Spanish treasure convoy anchored in the Canary Islands during the Anglo-Spanish War.
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| Battle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife (1657) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4556702 — 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.
Target entity: Battle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife (1657) Context triple: [First Anglo-Spanish War (1654–1660), notableBattle, Battle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife (1657)]
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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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Battle of Cerignola
The Battle of Cerignola (1503) was a pivotal engagement in the Italian Wars, often cited as the first major European battle won largely through the use of firearms, where Spanish forces decisively defeated the French in southern Italy.
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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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Battle of Porto Praya
The Battle of Porto Praya was a 1781 naval engagement off the Cape Verde Islands during the American Revolutionary War, in which British and French squadrons clashed inconclusively in a neutral Portuguese harbor.
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Battle of Minorca (1756)
The Battle of Minorca (1756) was a major naval engagement in the early Seven Years' War between Britain and France that led to the loss of the island of Minorca to France and the controversial court-martial and execution of British Admiral John Byng.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife (1657) Target entity description: The Battle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife (1657) was a major naval engagement in which an English fleet under Admiral Robert Blake attacked a Spanish treasure convoy anchored in the Canary Islands during the Anglo-Spanish War.
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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 Cerignola
The Battle of Cerignola (1503) was a pivotal engagement in the Italian Wars, often cited as the first major European battle won largely through the use of firearms, where Spanish forces decisively defeated the French in southern Italy.
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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 Porto Praya
The Battle of Porto Praya was a 1781 naval engagement off the Cape Verde Islands during the American Revolutionary War, in which British and French squadrons clashed inconclusively in a neutral Portuguese harbor.
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E.
Battle of Minorca (1756)
The Battle of Minorca (1756) was a major naval engagement in the early Seven Years' War between Britain and France that led to the loss of the island of Minorca to France and the controversial court-martial and execution of British Admiral John Byng.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ naval battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Santa Cruz (1657) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Commonwealth of England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| combatantCommander | Oliver Cromwell (as Lord Protector of England, political leader) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Alonso Dávila y Guzmán
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Diego de Egüés y Beaumont NERFINISHED ⓘ John Hannam NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Blake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Anglo-Spanish War (1654–1660) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| date | 1657-04-20 ⓘ |
| defendingCommanderFor |
Diego de Egüés y Beaumont
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defenses |
fortifications around Santa Cruz harbor
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shore batteries ⓘ |
| endDate | 1657-04-20 ⓘ |
| EnglishCasualties | several hundred killed and wounded (approximate) ⓘ |
| EnglishFleetStrength | about 23 warships ⓘ |
| EnglishShipsSunkOrCaptured | most Spanish warships in the harbor ⓘ |
| EnglishTreasureCaptured | minimal ⓘ |
| era | Interregnum (England) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fleetCommanderFor |
Commonwealth of England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Robert Blake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| harbor | Santa Cruz Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Canary Islands
NERFINISHED
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Santa Cruz de Tenerife NERFINISHED ⓘ Tenerife NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| navalTheater | Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
attack on a well-defended harbor
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failure to seize Spanish silver and treasure ⓘ use of line-of-battle tactics by Robert Blake ⓘ |
| objective |
capture Spanish treasure fleet
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destroy Spanish ships in harbor ⓘ |
| outcome |
English fleet destroyed or captured most Spanish warships in harbor
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Spanish treasure cargo largely saved on shore ⓘ |
| partOf | Anglo-Spanish War (1654–1660) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConflict | Anglo-Spanish rivalry in the Caribbean ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | Western Design NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Spanish victory ⓘ |
| SpanishCasualties | several hundred killed and wounded (approximate) ⓘ |
| SpanishFleetStrength | around 16 galleons and armed merchantmen ⓘ |
| SpanishTreasureFleet | New Spain fleet under Diego de Egüés y Beaumont NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startDate | 1657-04-20 ⓘ |
| strategicResult | Spanish strategic success in preserving treasure ⓘ |
| tacticalResult | English tactical success at sea ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife (1657) Description of subject: The Battle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife (1657) was a major naval engagement in which an English fleet under Admiral Robert Blake attacked a Spanish treasure convoy anchored in the Canary Islands during the Anglo-Spanish War.
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