Spanish Navy

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military branch navy

The Spanish Navy is the maritime branch of Spain’s armed forces, historically significant as the seafaring power of the Spanish Empire and a key participant in major conflicts such as the Spanish–American War.

Aliases (9)

Armada Española ×5
Aragonese Navy ×1
Castilian Navy ×1
Spanish Atlantic fleet ×1
Spanish Navy (historical) ×1
Spanish Navy Atlantic area of operations ×1
Spanish Navy General Staff ×1
Spanish Navy coat of arms ×1
Spanish Navy units ×1

Statements (57)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	military branch → navy →
alliance	NATO →
country	Spain →
foundedBy	Crown of Castile →
hasCapability	air defense at sea → amphibious warfare → anti-submarine warfare → blue-water operations → mine countermeasures →
hasCommanderTitle	Chief of Staff of the Navy →
hasComponent	Marines → naval aviation → submarine force → surface fleet →
hasPredecessor	Aragonese Navy → Castilian Navy →
hasRole	humanitarian assistance and disaster relief at sea → maritime defense of Spain → naval warfare → power projection at sea → protection of Spanish maritime interests →
hasUnit	Infantería de Marina (Spanish Marine Corps) →
headquartersLocation	Madrid →
historicalRole	major early modern seafaring power → naval arm of the Spanish Empire →
isMemberOf	NATO naval forces →
language	Spanish →
mainBase	Cartagena Naval Base → Ferrol Naval Base → Las Palmas Naval Base → Rota Naval Base →
militaryBranchOf	Spain →
nativeLabel	Armada Española →
operatesIn	Atlantic Ocean → Bay of Biscay → Canary Islands waters → Mediterranean Sea →
participatedIn	Anglo–Spanish War (1585–1604) → Battle of Lepanto → Battle of Trafalgar → Eighty Years’ War → Napoleonic Wars → Spanish Armada campaign (1588) → Spanish Civil War → Spanish–American War → War of Jenkins’ Ear → War of the Spanish Succession →
partOf	Spanish Armed Forces →
reportsTo	Chief of the Defence Staff of Spain → Ministry of Defence of Spain →
serviceBranch	Spanish Armed Forces →
usesEquipment	amphibious assault ships → frigates → naval helicopters → patrol vessels → submarines →

Referenced by (64)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Alonso Pérez de Guzmán, 7th Duke of Medina Sidonia → Antonio de Oquendo → Baltasar Hidalgo de Cisneros → Battle of Cape Passaro → Cartagena Naval Base ("Armada Española") → Infantería de Marina → John of Austria (the Elder) → Juan Manuel de Ayala → Juan Ruiz de Apodaca → Juan Sebastián Elcano → Juan de Lángara → Las Palmas Naval Base ("Armada Española") → Luis Vicente de Velasco e Isla → Marines (Spanish Navy) ("Armada Española") → Miguel de Cervantes → Pascual Cervera y Topete → Pascual Cervera y Topete → Pedro Messía de la Cerda → Santiago de Liniers → Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira →	militaryBranch
AV-8B Harrier II → Cartagena Naval Base → Juan Sebastián de Elcano → Juan Sebastián de Elcano ("Armada Española") → Las Palmas Naval Base → Rota Naval Base →	operator
Ferrol Naval Base → Naval Military School of Marín → Spanish Caribbean Squadron →	operatedBy
Infantería de Marina → Las Palmas Naval Base ("Spanish Navy Atlantic area of operations") → Marines (Spanish Navy) →	partOf
Cross of Burgundy ("Spanish Navy (historical)") → Las Palmas Naval Base → Tomahawk cruise missile →	usedBy
Battle of Cape St Vincent → Battle of Manila Bay →	belligerent
Spanish invasion of Sardinia in 1717 → Spanish–American War →	combatant
Spanish Navy ("Castilian Navy") → Spanish Navy ("Aragonese Navy") →	hasPredecessor
Manila Bay →	battleBelligerent
Unidad Militar de Emergencias →	branch
Antonio de Oquendo ("Spanish Atlantic fleet") →	commanded
Infantería de Marina ("Spanish Navy General Staff") →	commandStructure
Spanish Armed Forces →	component
Spanish Army coat of arms ("Spanish Navy coat of arms") →	distinctFrom
Cartagena Naval Base ("Spanish Navy units") →	garrison
Captain General of the Spanish Armed Forces →	hasAuthorityOver
Battle of Trafalgar →	hasBelligerent
Caribbean theater of the Spanish–American War →	hasParticipant
Juan Sebastián Elcano →	honouredBy
War of Jenkins' Ear →	involves
NATO naval forces →	memberStatesContribute
Canary Islands waters →	monitoredBy
Spanish Navy ("Armada Española") →	nativeLabel
Battle of the Downs →	navalPowerInvolved
British Channel Fleet →	opponent
Ministry of Defence of Spain →	oversees
Siege of Toulon →	participant
Naval Military School of Marín →	regionServed
Naval Military School of Marín →	serviceBranch
Captain General of the Spanish Armed Forces →	usedInBranch
AV-8B Harrier II →	user