By: Javier Biera

Invencible Armada

What/How was it?

The battle vs. England

Spanish forces

It’s ships

- Caravel

- Galleon

Index

Was an army that Philip II order it to destroy the English people.

Also is call the Grande y Felicísima Armada or Armada Española.

It was built with theintention of control theEnglish politic.

What/How was it? (1)

Its major was Don Alvaro de Bazán (duke of Santa Cruz) but he died before the battle. Alonso Pérez de Guzmán (VII duke of Medina-Sidonia) took his place.

What/How was it? (2)

The invencible armada embarked the 28th of

May in 1588 from Lisbon.

The plan was sail by the England’s canal and

anchor in Flanders.

There other forces of the

duke of Parma united his

boats.

The battle vs. England (preparing)

There were two fights.The first was in the port of Calais.Here weren’t so many pain to the Spanish

forces.In the second: the 8th of August was a battlenamed the battle of Gravelines. Here theSpanish float was defeated.

Battle vs. England (war)

20 galleons4 galleys4 galleasses25 urcas35 naos11 zabras and pinazas20 pataches2431 canyons30000 men

Spanish forces.

It’s ships

Ships

Caravel

Galleon

Others

Was a ship that navigates with a sail.It was light, high, long until 30 metres and

narrow.It had three masts.It navigated in 5,83 nudes (10km/h)It was invented by the Portuguese.In the school of navigation in Sagres.It was used for many long trips.

Caravel

It was a sail ship.Invented in the beginnings of the XVI th century.It was like a carraca but withthe speed of a caravel.Were war ships, but also used to exploration

and trade.Was a Spanish ship.Also there were galleons with 60, 64 and 80

oars.

Galleon

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