Conflict: War of Portuguese Succession
Combatants: French vs. Spanish
Location: Azores
Outcome: Spanish victory
The death of King Sebastian I of Portugal led to a civil war involving seven rivals to the throne. After victory at the Battle of Alcantara in 1580, Phillip II of Spain emerged triumphant in the royal dispute. Yet in 1582, fellow claimant Antion de Crato returned and challenged Phillip's control of the Azores with French assistance. But, the French fleet commanded by Filippo Strozzi was defeated by the ships of the Spanish Marquis Alvaro de Bazan of Santa Cruz.
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Antion de Crato attempted to take the Azores again in 153 and was again defeated by Santa Cruz.
In 1589, Antion de Crato once more sought the throne. Now with English support, Crato invaded Portugal but was badly defeated and forced to flee to France.
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Sources:
Dupuy, Trevor N., Johnson, Curt, & Bongard, David L. (1992). The Harper's Encyclopedia of Military Biography. New York: Castle Books (HarperCollins).
Dupuy, R. Ernest & Dupuy, Trevor N. (1993). The Harper's Encyclopedia of Military History. New York: HarperCollins.
Eggenberger, David (1985). An Encyclopedia of Battles: Accounts of Over 1,560 Battles from 1479 B.C. to the Present. New York: Dover Publications, Inc.
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