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)