It was a three-way war fought Hostile_encounter between : The war was instigated Causation by Philip of Spain to keep his enemy , France , from interfering Hindering with the Spanish army in the Netherlands and his planned Arranging invasion Attack of England .

Further , after the Day of the Barricades , an uprising Change_of_leadership planned Arranging in part by the Spanish diplomat Bernardino de Mendoza , the king decided Deciding to flee Escaping to Blois .

After the defeat Conquering of the Spanish Armada in 1588 , the king called Name_conferral the Estates-General in the midst of intrigue and plotting .

French Republican forces in the Mediterranean , under pressure from Austrian and Spanish armies , Royalist uprisings and British blockade had suffered Bodily_harm the loss of their principal naval base and the fleet stationed there when British forces under Lord Hood seized Toulon at the invitation of the city 's Royalist faction .

The Battle Hostile_encounter of San Juan ( 1595 ) was a Spanish victory Earnings_and_losses during the Anglo–Spanish War .

The Second Battle Hostile_encounter of Algeciras ( also known as the Battle of the Gut of Gibraltar ) was a naval battle Hostile_encounter fought Hostile_encounter on the night of 12 July 1801 ( 23 messidor an IX of the French Republican Calendar ) between a squadron of British Royal Navy ships of the line and a larger squadron of ships from the Spanish Navy and French Navy in the Gut of Gibraltar .

The battle followed closely the First Battle of Algeciras on 6 July , in which a French squadron anchored at the Spanish port of Algeciras was attacked Attack by a larger British squadron based at nearby Gibraltar .

Retiring for repairs , both sides called up Request reinforcements , the French receiving Receiving support Supporting first , from the Spanish fleet based at Cadiz , which sent Sending six ships of the line to escort the French squadron to safety .

The fastest ship was HMS `` Superb '' under Captain Richard Goodwin Keats , which sailed Motion through the Spanish rearguard as a moonless night fell .

Unable to determine Deciding friend from foe in the darkness , `` Real Carlos '' inadvertently engaged Participation the Spanish ship `` San Hermenegildo '' , spreading Dispersal the fire to its compatriot .

In the aftermath of the action Response , `` Venerable '' was towed Body_movement off the shoreline and back to Gibraltar for repairs , while the remainder of the British squadron restored Recovering the British blockade of the French and Spanish ships in Cadiz , returning Arriving the situation to that in place before the battle .

In France , despite the heavy Spanish losses Earnings_and_losses , the battle was celebrated Social_event as a victory , with Troude widely praised and promoted Cause_to_make_progress for the defence of his ship .

The Siege of Roses ( or Siege of Rosas ) began Process_start on 28 November 1794 and lasted Process_end until 4 February 1795 when the Spanish garrison abandoned GiveUp the port and the forces of the First French Republic took control .

Dominique Catherine de Pérignon commanded Control the French army and Domingo Salvator Izquierdo led the Spanish defenders .

The French inflicted Change_sentiment a severe defeat Conquering on the Spanish army at the Black Mountain in November 1794 .

A month after the fort fell Motion_directional , the Spanish fleet evacuated Emptying the garrison by sea .

It involved Participation blacks , mulattoes , French , Spanish , and British participants—with the ex-slave Toussaint L'Ouverture emerging Coming_to_be as Haiti 's most charismatic hero .

The Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre ( CMLL ) has traditionally held Hold an annual Reyes del Aire ( Spanish for `` Kings of the Air '' ) tournament Competition since 2005 .

Fighting also took place Process_start in Spanish Florida ; a two-day battle for the city of Pensacola ended Process_end in Spanish surrender .

Fighting also took place Process_start in Spanish Florida ; a two-day battle for the city of Pensacola ended Process_end in Spanish surrender .

The Anglo–Spanish War Hostile_encounter ( Spanish : `` Guerra Anglo-Española '' ) was a military conflict fought between Britain and Spain as part of the Seven Years ' War .

For most of the Seven Years ' War Spain remained neutral , turning down both the French and British , but during the war 's latter stages , the Spanish became Becoming alarmed Warning at the threat posed Causation by the British to their colonies as French losses Earnings_and_losses mounted .

In anticipation of the Spanish entering Arriving the war Hostile_encounter on the French side , the British attacked Attack Spanish colonies .

In anticipation of the Spanish entering Arriving the war Hostile_encounter on the French side , the British attacked Attack Spanish colonies .

The loss of both the capitals of the Spanish West Indies and the Spanish East Indies represented a blow to Spanish prestige .

The loss of both the capitals of the Spanish West Indies and the Spanish East Indies represented a blow to Spanish prestige .

The loss of both the capitals of the Spanish West Indies and the Spanish East Indies represented a blow to Spanish prestige .

In South America the Spanish succeeded in taking Conquering a strategically important port town but otherwise the skirmishes with the Portuguese there changed Exchange little .

Bird 's invasion Attack of Kentucky during the American Revolutionary War Military_operation was one phase of an extensive planned Arranging series of operations Military_operation planned Arranging by the British in 1780 , whereby the entire West , from Quebec to the Gulf of Mexico , was to be swept Body_movement clear of both Spanish and colonial resistance .

British authorities , during the spring Self_motion of 1780 , prepared GetReady to carry out a comprehensive plan for the recapture Conquering of the Illinois Country and to attack Attack St. Louis , New Orleans , and other Spanish posts on the Mississippi River .

Campbell was preoccupied with the threat posed Causation by Bernardo de Gálvez , the governor of Spanish Louisiana , who captured Conquering Mobile in March 1780 ( and then also captured Conquering Pensacola in 1781 ) .

The Leyenda de Plata ( Spanish for `` the Silver Legend '' ) is an annual lucha libre tournament held Hold by the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre ( CMLL ) since 1998 .

The Battle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife was an amphibious assault Attack by the Royal Navy on the Spanish port city of Santa Cruz de Tenerife in the Canary Islands .

New orders Arranging from the Admiralty demanded Request that he subdue Hindering and blockade Besieging the Spanish port of Cádiz , where much of the battered Attack Spanish squadron had sought shelter .

New orders Arranging from the Admiralty demanded Request that he subdue Hindering and blockade Besieging the Spanish port of Cádiz , where much of the battered Attack Spanish squadron had sought shelter .

Jervis ' ships besieged Besieging Cádiz but were repelled Removing by unexpected Spanish resistance .

Coastal batteries opened Openness fire , joined Cause_to_amalgamate by Spanish warships anchored at harbour , and drove Motion the attackers Attack back , causing Causation the British to lose grip over the blockade and allowing Preventing_or_letting several merchant convoys to slip in and out of the port .

In April Jervis shifted Change his gaze Perception_active to Tenerife upon hearing Know that Spanish treasure convoys from America arrived Arriving regularly at that island .

The admiral sent Sending two reconnoitring frigates which surprised and caught two French and Spanish vessels in a night-time raid .

The Alraigo Incident Catastrophe occurred Coming_to_be on 7 June 1983 , when a lost British Royal Navy Sea Harrier fighter aircraft landed Arriving on the deck of a Spanish container ship .

Several of the barons and counts holding Hold territory with feudal obligations Imposing_obligation to the Elector also held Hold territory in nearby Dutch provinces ; Westphalia , Liege and the Southern , or Spanish Netherlands .

In 1586 , the conflict expanded Expansion further , with the direct involvement Participation of Spanish troops and Italian mercenaries on the Catholic side , and financial and diplomatic support Supporting from Henry III of France and Elizabeth I of England on the Protestant side .

The conflict coincided with the Dutch Revolt , 1568–1648 , encouraging Influence the participation of the rebellious Dutch provinces and the Spanish .

Selena Quintanilla-Pérez was an American singer who achieved Achieve international fame as a member of Selena y Los Dinos and for her subsequent solo career in both Spanish and English .

The Siege of Pensacola was two separate attempts in 1707 by English-supported Creek Indians to capture Conquering the town and fortress of Pensacola , one of two major settlements ( the other was St. Augustine ) in Spanish Florida .

The attacks , part of Queen Anne 's War ( the North American theater of the War of the Spanish Succession ) , resulted in Causation the burning Lighting of the town , and caused Causation most of its Indian population to flee , although the fort withstood repeated attacks .

The Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire , also known as the Spanish–Mexica War ( 1519–21 ) , was one of the primary events in the Spanish colonization of the Americas .

The Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire , also known as the Spanish–Mexica War ( 1519–21 ) , was one of the primary events in the Spanish colonization of the Americas .

There are multiple 16th-century narratives of the events by Spanish conquerors , their indigenous allies , and the defeated Aztecs .

It was not solely a contest between a small contingent of Spaniards defeating Conquering the Aztec Empire but rather the creation of a coalition of Spanish invaders with tributaries to the Aztecs , and most especially the Aztecs ' indigenous enemies and rivals .