The Conquest of the Azores (also known as the Spanish conquest of the Azores), but principally involving the conquest of the island of Terceira, occurred...
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of the Azores (Região Autónoma dos Açores), is one of the two autonomous regions of Portugal (along with Madeira). It is an archipelago composed of nine...
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the Azores (where he even minted coins) came to an end in 1583. The combined Spanish-Portuguese navy's victory resulted in the rapid conquest of the Azores...
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The Captaincy General of the Azores was a politico-administrative structure of governance imposed in the Azores on 2 August 1766, with its seat in Angra...
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resulted in the rapid Spanish conquest of the Azores and completed the incorporation of Portugal into the Spanish Empire. The only portion of the Portuguese...
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Lepanto (1571), the conquest of Tunis (1573), the incorporation of Portugal to the Spanish monarchy (1580), and the conquest of Terceira (1582). A leading...
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Diego de Medrano (category People of the Battle of Lepanto)
May 2025. "La conquista de Las Azores en 1583" [The conquest of the Azores in 1583] (PDF) (in Spanish). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-09....
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Terceira Island (redirect from History of Terceira Island)
in the Azores archipelago, about a third of the way across the North Atlantic Ocean at a similar latitude to Portugal's capital Lisbon, with the island...
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The following article describes the history of the Azores, an archipelago composed of nine volcanic islands in the Macaronesia region of the North Atlantic...
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Battle of Ponta Delgada Conquest of the Azores Timeline of Portuguese history Geoffrey Parker p. 35 Henry Kamen The Duke of Alba pp. x + 204 Newton de...
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During the conquest of the Azores in 1583, Captain Diego de Medrano is noted for innovating naval warfare techniques by enhancing the design of his galleys...
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André Pessoa (category Captains who went down with the ship)
expedition to the Azores, where he fought against the supporters of Prior of Crato, the pretender to the Portuguese throne. In 1584, he returned to the East with...
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Angra do Heroísmo Museum (category Museums in the Azores)
to the Spanish Conquest of the Azores in 1583, with Spanish rule lasting until the Portuguese Restoration War (1640–1668). Section 3 looks at the establishment...
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Spanish Marine Infantry (category Military of Spain)
(1541). Battle of Lepanto (1571). Conquest of the Azores (1583). 3rd Spanish Armada (1597). Recapture of Salvador (1625). In 1717, the Cuerpo de Batallones...
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Romanus Pontifex (category Documents of Pope Nicholas V)
the success of expeditions of discovery and conquest to the Azores and to Africa south of Cape Bojador. It also repeats earlier injunctions not to supply...
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archipelago of the Azores. It is historically significant for the famous Battle of Salga, which delayed the military conquest of the Azores by Spanish...
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Diogo de Castro (category People of the War of the Portuguese Succession)
to support in the War of the Portuguese Succession. Castro participated in the Conquest of the Azores, which meant Philip's victory in the war. He served...
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chronological list of battles involving the Kingdom of France (987–1792). For pre-987 battles, see List of battles involving the Franks and Francia....
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Tomás Fernández de Medrano (category Year of birth unknown)
of the Spanish Galleys, he led the Spanish Empire to victory in the conquest of the Azores and was appointed by King Philp II of Spain to command the...
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Verbruggen, Jan F.; Verbruggen, Jan F. (1998). The art of warfare in Western Europe during the Middle Ages: from the eighth century to 1340. Warfare in history...
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Alonso de Idiáquez Butrón y Múgica (category Spanish people of the Eighty Years' War)
Alonso was the only son and heir of Juan de Idiáquez y Olazábal and Mencía Manrique Butrón y Múgica. He took part in the conquest of the Azores in 1583....
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Pedro Velaz de Medrano (section Captain General of the Armada de Barlovento and custody of the Spanish treasure fleet (1644–1648))
Secretary of State and War for the Dukes of Savoy; and Captain Diego de Medrano, who participated in the battle of Lepanto, the Conquest of the Azores, and...
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Bernardino de Avellaneda (category Captain generals of the Navy)
Miguel de Oquendo in the occupation of Portugal (1580) and the Conquest of the Azores (1583). He probably also participated in the Spanish Armada in 1588...
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municipality along the western coast of the island of Pico, in the Portuguese Azores. It has 6,332 inhabitants as of 2021, in an area of 147.12 km2. The municipality...
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Madeira (redirect from Geography of the Madeira Islands)
species of lizard in the family Lacertidae with four recognized subspecies. The species is endemic to the Madeira Archipelago, Portugal. In the Azores, this...
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Erich Lassota von Steblau (category 16th-century diplomats from the Holy Roman Empire)
participating in the conquest of the Azores, before taking his leave in Italy in 1584. He then briefly returned to his estate, before entering the service of Emperor...
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Spanish Empire (redirect from Spanish conquest)
in the New World. To end the threat of Portuguese expansion, Spain conquered Portugal and the Azores Islands from 1580 to 1582 during the War of the Portuguese...
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Portugal during World War II (category Military history of Portugal)
agreement was signed to give the United States permission to establish a military base in Terceira Island in the Azores and thus its status changed to...
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Topo (Calheta) (redirect from Topo (Azores))
the October 24, 1855 rationalization of the administrative divisions of the Azores, the municipality of Topo was disincorporated and merged into the administration...
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Guanches (redirect from Indigenous peoples of the Canary Islands)
before the arrival of Europeans. There is no accepted evidence that the other Macaronesian archipelagos (the Cape Verde Islands, Madeira and the Azores) were...
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