Battle of Bayona Islands (1590) | |||||||
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Part of the Eighty Years' War and the Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604) | |||||||
Photography of the Cies Islands by Alberto Pérez. | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
United Provinces England | Spain | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Unknown | Pedro de Zubiaur | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
14 ships [2] | 3 flyboats [2] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
14 ships captured (7 ships boarded)
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[4] ( Flagship boarded and captured) [2] | Unknown |
The Battle of Bayona Islands, also known as the Battle of Bayona Bay, was a naval engagement that took place in early 1590, off Bayona Islands (present-day Cíes Islands), near Bayona (or Baiona) and Vigo, Spain, between a small Spanish naval force commanded by Captain Don Pedro de Zubiaur, and an Anglo-Dutch flotilla of 14 ships, during the Eighty Years' War, and in the context of the Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604) and the French Wars of Religion. [2] [4] After several hours of hard combat, the Spanish naval force composed of three flyboats achieved a great success, and the Anglo-Dutch fleet was totally defeated. [4] The flagship of the Dutch was boarded and captured, including another six ships more. [4] Finally, the rest of the Dutch fleet was forced to surrender. [2] [5] Shortly after, Pedro de Zubiaur arriving at Ferrol, along with the captured ships, with great surprise for the Spanish authorities of the port. [2] [4]
Battle of Bayona Islands (1590) | |||||||
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Part of the Eighty Years' War and the Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604) | |||||||
Photography of the Cies Islands by Alberto Pérez. | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
United Provinces England | Spain | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Unknown | Pedro de Zubiaur | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
14 ships [2] | 3 flyboats [2] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
14 ships captured (7 ships boarded)
[3]
[4] ( Flagship boarded and captured) [2] | Unknown |
The Battle of Bayona Islands, also known as the Battle of Bayona Bay, was a naval engagement that took place in early 1590, off Bayona Islands (present-day Cíes Islands), near Bayona (or Baiona) and Vigo, Spain, between a small Spanish naval force commanded by Captain Don Pedro de Zubiaur, and an Anglo-Dutch flotilla of 14 ships, during the Eighty Years' War, and in the context of the Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604) and the French Wars of Religion. [2] [4] After several hours of hard combat, the Spanish naval force composed of three flyboats achieved a great success, and the Anglo-Dutch fleet was totally defeated. [4] The flagship of the Dutch was boarded and captured, including another six ships more. [4] Finally, the rest of the Dutch fleet was forced to surrender. [2] [5] Shortly after, Pedro de Zubiaur arriving at Ferrol, along with the captured ships, with great surprise for the Spanish authorities of the port. [2] [4]