The Marquis of Santa Cruz first proposed it and Charles Blount and Thomas Gerard planned how to respond to it.
The Marquis of Santa Cruz first proposed it and Charles Blount and Thomas Gerard planned how to respond to it. It was first seen from St. Michael's Mount by men under Howard of Effingham. Under the command of the Duke of Medina Sidonia and blessed by Pope Sixtus V, who allowed it to be funded with crusade taxes, its first engagement came at Gravelines. The forces arrayed against it were inspired by the Tilbury Speech and included commanders such as John Hawkins and Francis Drake. FTP, identify this force that tried disastrously to invade England in 1588.
The Marquis of Santa Cruz first proposed it and Charles Blount and Thomas Gerard planned how to respond to it.
Spanish {Armada} (accept {Invincible Armada} from someone with a flair for the ironic)