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Writer's pictureGeorge Castrioti

July 26th, 1582 - The Battle of Terceira (or Azores)

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.


Isla Terceira by Niccolò Granello

Points of Interest:

  • 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.



Phillip II (1527-1598), King of Spain by an unknown artist
Álvaro de Bazán y Benavides by an unknown artist



















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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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