In 1591, Sir Richard Grenville and the Revenge were sent here to intercept a Spanish treasure ship; he ended up fighting a 53-ship Spanish fleet off the coast. Frequented by treasure ships and pirates in the colonial era, Graciosa, Pico, Faial, [*] Flores, Corvo, Santa Maria, Terceira, Saõ Jorge, an
In 1591, Sir Richard Grenville and the Revenge were sent here to intercept a Spanish treasure ship; he ended up fighting a 53-ship Spanish fleet off the coast. Frequented by treasure ships and pirates in the colonial era, Graciosa, Pico, Faial, [*] Flores, Corvo, Santa Maria, Terceira, Saõ Jorge, and Saõ Miguel are the nine main islands of—for 10 points—what archipelago, home to the NATO airbase at Lajes Air Field, that belongs to Portugal?
In 1591, Sir Richard Grenville and the Revenge were sent here to intercept a Spanish treasure ship; he ended up fighting a 53-ship Spanish fleet off the coast.
The Azores