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Battle of Ponta Delgada

Battle of Ponta Delgada was a naval engagement fought on 26 July 1582 at Azores, in what is now Portugal. It was part of the War of the Portuguese Succession, which ran from 1580 to 1583. The recorded result: Spanish victory. Recorded strength: 28 warships against 60 warships.

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Battle of Ponta Delgada
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Fought26 July 1582
WhereAzores, Portugal38.644N, 27.653W
OutcomeSpanish victory
BelligerentsSpanish Empire; PortugalagainstKingdom of France; Kingdom of England; Pro–Crato Portugal
Part ofWar of the Portuguese Succession1580 to 1583

Where it sits in the War of the Portuguese Succession

Battle of Alcântara, 1580Naval Battle of the Tagus, 1580Capture of Porto, 1580Battle of Salga, 1581Battle of Ponta Delgada, 158215801582Battle of Ponta Delgada, 1582
5 placed engagements of the War of the Portuguese Succession in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date26 July 1582
PlaceAzores, Portugal
38.644N, 27.653W
KindNaval engagement, early modern
Strength28 warships60 warships
Casualties and losses224 dead,; 550 wounded1,500 dead,; 1,500 wounded, missing or captured,; 7 ships missing,; 4 ships sunk,; 2 ships burned,; 4 ships captured
Commanders
  • Álvaro de Bazán, Marquis of Santa Cruz
  • Filippo di Piero Strozzi
Battle of Ponta DelgadaBattle of Ponta DelgadaSiege of São FilipeBattle of SalgaAction of FaialBattle of SalgaAction of FaialPonta DelgadaHorta100 km38.644N, 27.653W
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Battle of Ponta Delgada is one of 1,390 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 135 in present-day Portugal.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q3099190, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Vila Franca do Campo, revision 1381315572, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.