Battle of Las Palmas

The Battle of las Palmas was an unsuccessful English naval expedition in 1595 during the Anglo-Spanish War against the Spanish island of Gran Canaria. The English Fleet was originally directed towards Puerto Rico, but had taken a detour in hopes of an easy victory and taking supplies. The English expeditionary fleet under Francis Drake, Sir John Hawkins, and Sir Thomas Baskerville failed to achieve victory and was forced to withdraw from the Canary Islands towards the Spanish Caribbean, where Francis Drake died of dysentery at Mosquito Gulf.

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1595  Wikidata
naval battle, Hispanic Monarchy, Kingdom of England, 

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1595 Battle of Las Palmas

1478-07-07T00:00:00Z

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1478 Battle of the Guiniguada

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1599-07-08T00:00:00Z

1599 Siege of Las Palmas

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
area	region	1402	Kingdom of the Canary Islands		Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1478	Battle of the Guiniguada	battle, Crown of Castile, Canarii	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1595	Battle of Las Palmas	Kingdom of England, Hispanic Monarchy, naval battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1599	Siege of Las Palmas	Dutch Republic, siege, Hispanic Monarchy	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Batería de San Juan	artillery battery, fortification	Wikidata