Battle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife (1657)

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The Battle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife (1657) was a major naval engagement in which an English fleet under Admiral Robert Blake attacked a Spanish treasure convoy anchored in the Canary Islands during the Anglo-Spanish War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ
naval battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Santa Cruz (1657) ⓘ
belligerent Commonwealth of England ⓘ
Spain ⓘ
combatantCommander Oliver Cromwell (as Lord Protector of England, political leader) ⓘ
linked to: Oliver Cromwell
commander Alonso Dávila y Guzmán ⓘ
Diego de Egüés y Beaumont ⓘ
John Hannam ⓘ
Robert Blake ⓘ
conflict Anglo-Spanish War (1654–1660) ⓘ
country Spain ⓘ
date 1657-04-20 ⓘ
defendingCommanderFor Diego de Egüés y Beaumont ⓘ
Spain ⓘ
defenses fortifications around Santa Cruz harbor ⓘ
shore batteries ⓘ
endDate 1657-04-20 ⓘ
EnglishCasualties several hundred killed and wounded (approximate) ⓘ
EnglishFleetStrength about 23 warships ⓘ
EnglishShipsSunkOrCaptured most Spanish warships in the harbor ⓘ
EnglishTreasureCaptured minimal ⓘ
era Interregnum (England) ⓘ
linked to: Interregnum
fleetCommanderFor Commonwealth of England ⓘ
Robert Blake ⓘ
harbor Santa Cruz Bay ⓘ
location Canary Islands ⓘ
Santa Cruz de Tenerife ⓘ
Tenerife ⓘ
navalTheater Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
notableFor attack on a well-defended harbor ⓘ
failure to seize Spanish silver and treasure ⓘ
use of line-of-battle tactics by Robert Blake ⓘ
objective capture Spanish treasure fleet ⓘ
destroy Spanish ships in harbor ⓘ
outcome English fleet destroyed or captured most Spanish warships in harbor ⓘ
Spanish treasure cargo largely saved on shore ⓘ
partOf Anglo-Spanish War (1654–1660) ⓘ
relatedConflict Anglo-Spanish rivalry in the Caribbean ⓘ
relatedEvent Western Design ⓘ
result Spanish victory ⓘ
SpanishCasualties several hundred killed and wounded (approximate) ⓘ
SpanishFleetStrength around 16 galleons and armed merchantmen ⓘ
SpanishTreasureFleet New Spain fleet under Diego de Egüés y Beaumont ⓘ
startDate 1657-04-20 ⓘ
strategicResult Spanish strategic success in preserving treasure ⓘ
tacticalResult English tactical success at sea ⓘ

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First Anglo-Spanish War (1654–1660) → notableBattle → Battle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife (1657) ⓘ
Robert Blake → notableBattle → Battle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife ⓘ
subject linked to: Admiral Robert Blake
linked to: Battle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife (1657)
Battle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife (1657) → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Santa Cruz (1657) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife (1657)