Action of Faial

The Action of Faial or the Battle of Faial Island was a naval engagement that took place on 22–23 June 1594 during the Anglo-Spanish War in which the large and richly laden 2,000-ton Portuguese carrack Cinco Chagas was destroyed by an English privateer fleet after a long and bitter battle off Faial Island in the Azores. The carrack, which was reputedly one of the richest ever to set sail from the Indies, was lost in an explosion which denied the English, as well as the Portuguese and Spanish, the treasure.

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1594 Action of Faial

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1594	Action of Faial	naval battle	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Military Battery of Espalamaca	architectural structure, coastal battery	Wikidata
site	fort		Bartizan of Porto Pim	fort, cultural heritage	Wikidata
site	fort		Castelo da Greta	cultural heritage, fortress	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort of Greta	fort, architectural structure, cultural heritage	Wikidata
site	fort		Forte de Porto Pim	fort, cultural heritage	Wikidata
site	fort		Forte de São Sebastião da Horta	fort, cultural heritage, fortress	Wikidata
site	fort		Muralha fortificada do século XVII, Porto Pim	cultural heritage, fortress	Wikidata
site	fort		Portão do Mar de Porto-Pim	fort, cultural heritage	Wikidata
site	fort		Reduto da Patrulha	cultural heritage, fortress	Wikidata
site	fort	1567	Fort of Santa Cruz	Pousadas de Portugal, fort, cultural heritage	Wikidata